Syfy announces it has renewed
Defiance for a second season, saying the
MMO tie-in will return next year:
New York, NY – May 10, 2013 – Syfy has
renewed its groundbreaking series Defiance, giving a 13-episode second season
order to the critically acclaimed hit that has catapulted Syfy to the top cable
drama spot in the time period among adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers
for three consecutive Mondays. Season two of Defiance, produced by Universal
Cable Productions, will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014
premiere, returning as the anchor of Syfy’s Powerful Monday’s block of primetime
original series.
Redefining the transmedia experience, Defiance has distinguished itself with an
unprecedented partnership between Syfy and Trion Worlds, by creating the
first-ever true convergence of television and online gaming. To date, the game
has garnered more than 1 million registered accounts while making gaming history
as the first online open world shooter to launch on three platforms
simultaneously. As the collaboration between show and game continue into a
second season, players will have the opportunity to further influence the world
of Defiance.