Defiance — Season 1
12 episodesFirst aired 15 April 2013
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.
E1Pilot
6.8Apr 20131h 26m
Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone together: An attack by the Volge.
E2Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
6.7Apr 201343m
Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes amongst the residents of Defiance.
E3The Devil in the Dark
6.8Apr 201343m
While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that have come into town. Meanwhile, Irisa starts experiencing strange visions.
E4A Well Respected Man
7.3May 201343m
Kenya is kidnapped. Rafe learns that Luke was involved in some mysterious goings-on at the mines and orders Quentin to get to the bottom of it.
E5The Serpent's Egg
7.3May 201343m
Amanda and Nolan take a transport across the badlands to transport a prisoner and join forces with a band of outlaws. A visitor to Defiance must make Irisa confront her traumatic past.
E6Brothers in Arms
6.6May 201343m
An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
E7Goodbye Blue Sky
6.4Jun 201343m
Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Meanwhile, visions lead Irisa to the Spirit Riders and Sukar, who has fallen under the influence of a strange and mysterious force.
E8I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
7.6Jun 201343m
Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
E9If I Ever Leave This World Alive
7.4Jun 201343m
A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
E10The Bride Wore Black
6.9Jun 201343m
The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in the walls of the NeedWant.
E11Past Is Prologue
6.7Jul 201343m
Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Amanda’s decision to appoint him as Lawkeeper.
E12Everything Is Broken
7.8Jul 201343m
The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decide whether or not to embrace her destiny.