Defiance season 2

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.

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

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.

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