Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2013)

Overview

In the year 2046, it's a new Earth - with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. To the town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, comes the mysterious Nolan and his charge, Irisa.

Cast

Grant Bowler as Joshua Nolan
Grant Bowler

as Joshua Nolan

Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater
Julie Benz

as Amanda Rosewater

Tony Curran as Datak Tarr
Tony Curran

as Datak Tarr

Jaime Murray as Stahma Tarr
Jaime Murray

as Stahma Tarr

Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley
Graham Greene

as Rafe McCawley

Mia Kirshner as Kenya Rosewater
Mia Kirshner

as Kenya Rosewater

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 6.6

April 15, 2013

Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger thre…

Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go poster

Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go 6.5

April 22, 2013

Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tra…

The Devil in the Dark poster

The Devil in the Dark 6.5

April 29, 2013

While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that…

A Well Respected Man poster

A Well Respected Man 6.8

May 6, 2013

Kenya is kidnapped. Rafe learns that Luke was involved in some mysterious goings-on at the mines and orders Quentin t…

The Serpent's Egg poster

The Serpent's Egg 7.1

May 13, 2013

Amanda and Nolan take a transport across the badlands to transport a prisoner and join forces with a band of outlaws.…

Brothers in Arms poster

Brothers in Arms 6.6

May 20, 2013

An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the pict…

Goodbye Blue Sky poster

Goodbye Blue Sky 6.4

June 3, 2013

Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain…

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times poster

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 7.5

June 10, 2013

Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past sever…

If I Ever Leave This World Alive poster

If I Ever Leave This World Alive 7.2

June 17, 2013

A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quaranti…

The Bride Wore Black poster

The Bride Wore Black 6.9

June 24, 2013

The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are di…

Past Is Prologue poster

Past Is Prologue 6.7

July 1, 2013

Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the…

Everything Is Broken poster

Everything Is Broken 7.2

July 8, 2013

The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decid…