Episode guide
Defiance: Season 1
12 episodes · premiered Apr 15, 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.
- Episode 1: Pilot Apr 15, 2013 · 1h 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.
- Episode 2: Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go Apr 22, 2013 · 43m Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes amongst the residents of Defiance.
- Episode 3: The Devil in the Dark Apr 29, 2013 · 43m 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…
- Episode 4: A Well Respected Man May 6, 2013 · 43m 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.
- Episode 5: The Serpent's Egg May 13, 2013 · 43m 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.
- Episode 6: Brothers in Arms May 20, 2013 · 43m An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
- Episode 7: Goodbye Blue Sky Jun 3, 2013 · 43m 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…
- Episode 8: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Jun 10, 2013 · 43m Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
- Episode 9: If I Ever Leave This World Alive Jun 17, 2013 · 43m A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
- Episode 10: The Bride Wore Black Jun 24, 2013 · 43m 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.
- Episode 11: Past Is Prologue Jul 1, 2013 · 43m 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.
- Episode 12: Everything Is Broken Jul 8, 2013 · 43m 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.