The second season of the American science fiction television series Defiance premiered on Syfy in its new Thursday night timeslot June 19, 2014 and ended on August 28, 2014. The show consisted a total of 13 episodes. The show stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene, Jesse Rath and James Murray.
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.
Cast
Main cast
Grant Bowler as Joshua Nolan
Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater
Stephanie Leonidas as Irisa Nyira
Tony Curran as Datak Tarr
Jaime Murray as Stahma Tarr
Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley
Jesse Rath as Alak Tarr
James Murray as Niles Pottinger
Recurring cast
Trenna Keating as Doc Yewll
Dewshane Williams as Tommy LaSalle
Justin Rain as Quentin McCawley
Nicole Muñoz as Christie McCawley Tarr
Gale Harold as Connor Lang
William Atherton as Viceroy Mercado
Linda Hamilton as Pilar McCawley
Anna Hopkins as Jessica "Berlin" Rainer
Noah Danby as Sukar
Ryan Kennedy as Josef
Kristina Pesic as Deirdre Lamb
Douglas Nyback as Sgt. Frei Poole
Robin Dunne as Cai / Reimlu
America Olivo as Alethea
Guest stars
Mia Kirshner as Kenya Rosewater
Episodes
Production
Syfy renewed the show for a second season on May 10, 2013. Production began in Toronto in August 2013, one month after the season one finale. William Atherton and Anna Hopskins' castings were announced on September 5, 2013 while season 2 was in production. James Murray joined the main cast as Defiance's new mayor Niles Pottinger. In addition, Jesse Rath was promoted to series regular. Season one guest star Robin Dunne returned as two different characters. Noah Danby's character was originally going to get killed last season, but was brought back for season 2 due to the praise Danby received for his performance.
Home media
Note
References
External links
2014 American television seasons
Defiance (TV series)