Defiance is an American science fiction television series developed for television by Rockne S. O'Bannon , Kevin Murphy, and Michael Taylor. The series was produced by Universal Cable Productions , in transmedia collaboration with Trion Worlds , who produced an MMORPG video game of the same name that tied into the series.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Defiance was renewed for a 13-episode third season on September 25, 2014,[ 4] which premiered on June 12, 2015.[ 5] On October 16, 2015, the show was cancelled by Syfy after three seasons.[ 6] During the course of the series, 38 episodes of Defiance aired over three seasons.
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^ Porter, Rick (October 16, 2015). " 'Defiance' follows 'Dominion' to cancellation at Syfy" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015 .