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NBCUMV/Syfy Press Release [follow link for complete press release]
DEFIANCE - SYFY: SEASON TWO PRODUCTION BEGINS
SYFY’S HIGHLY-RATED, GROUNDBREAKING DEFIANCE COMMENCES PRODUCTION IN TORONTO
Season One Finale Scores 3.4 Million Total Viewers Including Live+7 Data Season Two Set to Launch June 2014 with New Cast Addition James Murray as the Newly Appointed Mayor Pottinger
August 06, 2013
Production will commence August 12 in Toronto, ON for the 13-episode second season of
Syfy’s highly-rated
Defiance, featuring new cast addition
James Murray as Mayor Pottinger. The most ambitious project in
Syfy’s 20-year history, and produced by Universal Cable Productions, season one of
Defiance delivered an average of 1.5 million viewers 18-49 and 3.2 million total viewers, ranking as the second-highest
Syfy scripted original to date among total viewers based on Live +7 data (behind
Warehouse 13 in September 2009). The season one finale on July 8 earned a solid 1.6 million viewers 18-49 and 3.4 million total viewers.
Grant Bowler returns as Nolan, along with
Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater,
Stephanie Leonidas as Irisa Nolan,
Tony Curran as Datak Tarr,
Jaime Murray as Stahma Tarr,
Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley and
Jesse Rath as Alak Tarr. The cast also features
Dewshane Williams as Tommy,
Trenna Keating as Doc Yewll,
Justin Rain as Quentin McCawley and
Nicole Munoz as Christie McCawley.
As the story of
Defiance resumes, the lives of the townspeople are in drastic turmoil. The Earth Republic has assumed control of the town, with far-reaching consequences including a new mayor. Nolan traverses the badlands to find a lost Irisa, Amanda has an unexpected new role in the town as she searches for Kenya and the Tarr family desperately tries to keep control of their criminal empire in the midst of dramatic changes.
James Murray joins the cast in the integral role of Pottinger, the new mayor of
Defiance. Appointed by the Earth Republic, Pottinger is shrewd, polished and charming; he quickly wins the trust of most people he meets. But his civilized veneer hides a ruthless pragmatist who traffics in information and secrets, and mercilessly punishes those who defy him. Pottinger sees people as tools to be exploited or prizes to be won; his latest object of desire is ex-mayor Amanda (
Benz)...
... Season two of
Defiance is set to premiere on
Syfy in June 2014...
