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 (47,093 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 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	1,141
2	Pilot, Part 2	7.3	804
3	Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go	6.9	737
4	The Devil in the Dark	7.0	668
5	A Well Respected Man	7.1	613
6	The Serpent's Egg	7.2	596
7	Brothers in Arms	7.5	579
8	Goodbye Blue Sky	7.3	530
9	I Just Wasn't Made for These Times	7.6	533
10	If I Ever Leave This World Alive	7.5	492
11	The Bride Wore Black	7.7	491
12	Past Is Prologue	7.6	480
13	Everything Is Broken	7.8	522

Season 2 (2014)

7.65 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	494
2	In My Secret Life	7.5	416
3	The Cord and the Ax	7.8	420
4	Beasts of Burden	7.8	401
5	Putting the Damage On	7.4	399
6	This Woman's Work	7.6	386
7	If You Could See Her Through My Eyes	7.8	404
8	Slouching Towards Bethlehem	7.4	382
9	Painted from Memory	7.7	368
10	Bottom of the World	7.2	359
11	Doll Parts	7.9	397
12	All Things Must Pass	7.8	393
13	I Almost Prayed	8.1	450

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	473
2	The Last Unicorns	7.8	415
3	The Broken Bough	7.6	372
4	Dead Air	7.6	355
5	History Rhymes	7.7	352
6	Where the Apples Fell	7.9	354
7	The Beauty of Our Weapons	7.5	340
8	My Name Is Datak Tarr and I Have Come to Kill You	8.8	496
9	Ostinato in White	7.5	332
10	When Twilight Dims the Sky Above	7.7	337
11	Of a Demon in My View	7.7	315
12	The Awakening	7.8	326
13	Upon the March We Fittest Die	8.5	474

Defiance (2013)

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