Defiance season 3
season of television series
The third and final season of the American science fiction television series Defiance premiered on Syfy on June 12, 2015, concluded on August 28, 2015, and consisted a total of 13 episodes. The show stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene, Jesse Rath, Anna Hopkins and Nichole Galicia.
The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions, in transmedia collaboration with Trion Worlds, who have released an MMORPG video game of the same name which is tied into the series.
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Special guest
James Murray as Niles Pottinger
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Production
On September 25, 2014, Defiance was renewed for a 13-episode third season with the two-hour season premiere on June 12, 2015. Production commenced in Toronto in February 2015. Lee Tergesen, Conrad Coates, Nichole Galicia joined the cast in recurring roles for season 3 while Anna Hopkins was promoted to series regular.
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