Defiance - Season 1

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.

12 Episodes

Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1

Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone to...

Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go

Season 1 - Episode 2

Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes...

The Devil in the Dark

Season 1 - Episode 3

While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that have come into town....

A Well Respected Man

Season 1 - Episode 4

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 o...

The Serpent's Egg

Season 1 - Episode 5

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

Brothers in Arms

Season 1 - Episode 6

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

Goodbye Blue Sky

Season 1 - Episode 7

Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Me...

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

Season 1 - Episode 8

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

If I Ever Leave This World Alive

Season 1 - Episode 9

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

The Bride Wore Black

Season 1 - Episode 10

The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in th...

Past Is Prologue

Season 1 - Episode 11

Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Ama...

Everything Is Broken

Season 1 - Episode 12

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 e...