Pilot (Defiance)

"**Pilot**"
"Pilot"
Defiance episode
	Stephanie Leonidas as Irisa and Grant Bowler as Nolan on their first appearance on the series
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 1
Directed by	Scott Stewart
Written by	Rockne S. O'Bannon; Kevin Murphy; Michael Taylor;
Original air date	April 15, 2013
Guest appearances
	Peter MacNeill (Garret Clancy); Emmanuel Kabongo (EMC Soldier); Dewshane Williams (Tommy LaSalle); Trenna Keating (Doc Yewll); Justin Rain (Quentin McCawley); Jesse Rath (Alak Tarr); Nicole Muñoz (Christie McCawley); Fionnula Flanagan (Nicolette "Nicky" Riordon);
Episode chronology
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	Defiance season 1
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"Pilot" is the two-part/two-hour first episode of the first season of the American science fiction series Defiance, and the series' first episode overall. It was aired on April 15, 2013. The episode was written by Rockne S. O'Bannon (part 1) and Kevin Murphy & Michael Taylor (part 2). Both parts were directed by Scott Stewart.