Tony Curran: Syfy's 'Defiance' headed to Canada

Canadian broadcaster Shaw Media has acquired the Syfy series Defiance for its Showcase channel. The hybrid TV and gaming property will début on Showcase in 2013 as part of a deal between Shaw Media and NBCUniversal Television Canada. The deal with NBCUniversal Television Canada comes ahead of the hybrid TV and digital property, which is shot in Toronto, bowing north of the border in 2013. Shaw Media already found ratings with Continuum, as it broadens out into sci-fi with homegrown series like Lost Girl from Prodigy Pictures. 

"We are thrilled that Defiance, an exciting and innovative new drama, will be available to viewers in Canada," Ron Suter, executive vp and general manager of NBCUniversal Television Canada, said Tuesday. 

Defiance stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene and Mia Kirshner. The series from Universal Cable Productions is executive produced by Kevin Murphy and Michael Taylor.

Source: Hollywood Reporter



'Defiance' trailer: First look at Syfy's new TV/videogame series -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO 

Syfy’s upcoming series Defiance is being billed as a transmedia event. The tale of a near-future Earth recovering from an extended apocalyptic war with an alien race, Defiance will debut on SyFy in 2013. But the show is just part of the Defiance experience — there will also be a tie-in MMORPG, allowing viewers to take part directly in the show’s world. And the world on display in the first Defiance trailer looks intriguing, with space sci-fi settings combined with pitched warfare and at least one bare-knuckle fight. 

Check out the exclusive trailer at Inside TV