Akcijska avanturistička SF serija autora i jednog od producenata Rocknea S. O’Bannona, kreatora TV serija kao što su “Farscape” i “Alien Nation”. TV serija Defiance će biti usko vezana uz istoimenu multiplayer online video-igru koja također izlazi u vrijeme kada i serija. Radnja i jednog i drugog je smještena u budućnost gdje su izvanzemaljci pod imenom Votans došli na zemlju u potrazi za novim domom nakon što je njihov solarni sistem uništen. Ali ubrzo saznaju da nisu dobrodošli na Zemlji, te izbije intergalaktički rat, a Zemlja se s vremenom pretvori u razoren gotovo alienski svijet. Radnja serije je centrirana na jedan mali gradić i prati napore šerifa Jeba Nolana da očuva mir u svom gradu dok naokolo vrebaju raznorazni grabežljivci i ostali opasni posjetitelji proizašli iz ostatak rata. Prva sezona bi trebala imati 13 nastavaka, svaka u trajanju od nekih 40-ak minuta. U glavnoj ulozi se pojavljuje Grant Bowler, a od poznatijih glumačkih imena tu su još i Julie Benz (“Dexter” i Rambo), Mia Kirshner (The Crow: City of Angels, 24 i Mad City), Jaime Murray (“Hustle” i “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”), Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution, Flight of the Phoenix i The Pillars of the Earth), i Graham Greene (Maverick i The Green Mile). Prvu epizodu je režirao Scott Charles Stewart koji je prethodno režirao SF horora Legion i Priest. Preostale epizode su između ostaloga režirali Michael Nankin (“Battlestar Galactica”), također jedan od glavnih producenata serije, te Omar Madha. Prva epizoda će biti prikazana 15. travnju 2013. na kanalu Tv kuće Syfy.
Dodatak
Votans
The Votans are not a single species, but a collection of seven different alien species who evolved on separate planets in the Votan star system. The different races banded together to flee their star system when their sun went nova, and ultimately arrived at Earth.
Castithan - One of the more prominent races in the series, the Castithan appear very similar to humans. Their coloration is very pale, however, verging on albinism, with pale white skin, white hair, and pale yellow eyes. The Castithans used to have a patriarchal, rigidly segregated caste-based society on their home planet, though this has broken down somewhat among the survivors on Earth due to the harsh conditions of the war and its aftermath. Datak Tarr, co-founder of Defiance (in the former location of St. Louis) is a Castithan, from one of the lower castes. His wife, Stahma Tarr, is from one of the Castithan higher castes. As a member of the lower castes, Datak possesses more egalitarian values, striving to work with other races through sharing of power to achieve mutual defense. As a member of the higher castes which benefited from the old patriarchical hierarchy, Stahma feels that their family should acquire more power for itself. However, this very ideology insists that it is not a woman's place to seize power, thus Stahma is faced with goading Datak into taking more aggressive measures so that he (and by extension, she) will possess more power. The Castithan language is created by linguist David J. Peterson, developer of the Dothraki language used in Game of Thrones.
Irathient - A near-human race with an affinity for nature and adept at tribal warfare. Their coloration is more similar to humans than the pale Castithans, with brightly colored hair and white markings on their faces (which might be cultural decoration, not biological). However, the proportions of their facial features and slightly different from humans (and the human-like Castithans), with a wider bridge of the nose arcing towards the eyes, and very large multi-colored irises.
An eighth Votan race did exist, but are believed to have died out when the Votan star system was destroyed, either because they were still trapped on their home planet or because they didn't survive the journey to Earth.
TEASER 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkpyeDks-m0
TEASER 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz1jM0qrTUQ
TRAILER 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJN2ssm8Qg
TRAILER 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3XKZU459DI
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