Defiance (2013)

Action · Drama · Sci-Fi

In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed civilization of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (46,974 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.37 avg 13 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 46 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot, Part 1	7.3	1,135
2	Pilot, Part 2	7.3	800
3	Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go	6.9	735
4	The Devil in the Dark	7.0	666
5	A Well Respected Man	7.1	611
6	The Serpent's Egg	7.2	594
7	Brothers in Arms	7.5	576
8	Goodbye Blue Sky	7.3	527
9	I Just Wasn't Made for These Times	7.6	530
10	If I Ever Leave This World Alive	7.5	488
11	The Bride Wore Black	7.7	488
12	Past Is Prologue	7.6	477
13	Everything Is Broken	7.8	519

Season 2 (2014)

7.66 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.1 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Opposite of Hallelujah	7.5	490
2	In My Secret Life	7.6	413
3	The Cord and the Ax	7.8	416
4	Beasts of Burden	7.8	398
5	Putting the Damage On	7.4	395
6	This Woman's Work	7.6	382
7	If You Could See Her Through My Eyes	7.8	399
8	Slouching Towards Bethlehem	7.4	378
9	Painted from Memory	7.7	363
10	Bottom of the World	7.2	356
11	Doll Parts	7.9	394
12	All Things Must Pass	7.8	390
13	I Almost Prayed	8.1	448

Season 3 (2015)

7.85 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 42 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The World We Seize	7.9	471
2	The Last Unicorns	7.8	413
3	The Broken Bough	7.6	370
4	Dead Air	7.6	352
5	History Rhymes	7.7	350
6	Where the Apples Fell	7.9	351
7	The Beauty of Our Weapons	7.5	337
8	My Name Is Datak Tarr and I Have Come to Kill You	8.8	493
9	Ostinato in White	7.5	329
10	When Twilight Dims the Sky Above	7.7	334
11	Of a Demon in My View	7.7	313
12	The Awakening	7.8	324
13	Upon the March We Fittest Die	8.5	470

Defiance (2013)

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