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Defiance Pilot Production Begins...
Posted on: April 25, 2012
Syfy and Trion Worlds are thrilled to announce that production on the Defiance™ pilot episode commences today. Combining a star-studded cast with an elite production team, this groundbreaking transmedia experience is poised to unite TV and massively multiplayer online gaming for the very first time.
Defiance stars Grant Bowler (True Blood), Julie Benz (Dexter), Jaime Murray (Warehouse 13), Tony Curran (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Blade II), Stephanie Leonidas (Mirrormask, BBC’s Dracula), and Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves), plus recent additions Mia Kirshner (Not Another Teen Movie, 24) and Fionnula Flanagan (Lost) as fascinating characters whom you’ll get to meet in the game.
Defiance also reunites much of the Battlestar Galactica production team, including visual effects supervisor Gary Hutzel (Battlestar Galactica, Caprica), composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica), and writers David Weddle and Bradley Thompson (Falling Skies, Battlestar Galactica). Rounding out the team are language and culture consultant David J. Peterson (Game of Thrones) and three-time Oscar-winning costume supervisor Colleen Atwood (Alice in Wonderland, Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha, Edward Scissorhands).
The landmark pilot is directed by Scott Stewart (Legion, Priest) and written/executive produced by Rockne O’Bannon (Farscape), Kevin Murphy (Desperate Housewives, Caprica, Hellcats) & Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica). Kevin Murphy serves as showrunner.
Watch this space for more exciting updates on the game’s development and news from the set.
From Syfy and Trion comes Defiance™, a revolution in transmedia entertainment that unites a groundbreaking scripted television series and a massively multiplayer online shooter for the very first time.
Set in the near future, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the disparate survivors of a universal war who endeavor to build a new society among the devastation. The game combines the intense action of a AAA console shooter, with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart weaves the rich tapestry of the world into a series with the scope, characters, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of Defiance.
Cast
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The New Zealand-born actor (True Blood, Ugly Betty) plays Jeb Nolan, former Marine and current law keeper in the bustling frontier town of Defiance.
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The Dexter and No Ordinary Family star plays Amanda Rosewater, the idealistic mayor of Defiance who is committed to maintaining peace in a deadly new world.
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The Oscar-nominated actor (Dances With Wolves) plays Rafe McCawley, richest man in Defiance and owner of the largest mine in the territory.
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Best known for her role as H.G. Wells in Syfy’s Warehouse 13, Murray portrays Stahma Tarr, a high-ranking member of the elite Castithan alien race.
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The Scottish actor (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Blade II), plays Datak Tarr, scheming Castithan alien and ark survivor.
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British actress Leonidas (Mirrormask, BBC’s Dracula) plays Irisa, Nolan’s ward and Irathient alien warrior.
Crew
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A veteran writer and producer, Murphy’s credits include Desperate Housewives, Caprica, Reaper, and Weird Science.
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One of the top names in genre film and television, O’Bannon’s work includes Farscape, Alien Nation, Seaquest DSV, and 2011’s reboot of V.
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The Executive Producer of Defiance, Taylor has a sci-fi resume that includes Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, and The Dead Zone.
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Defiance’s director helmed the feature films Priest and Legion, but also has a visual effects resume that includes Iron Man, Sin City, and Superman Returns.
Trion is recruiting
Trion Worlds, the studio behind the groundbreaking games RIFT™ and End of Nations™, is hiring and we want you!
We’re looking for outstanding talent to join the Defiance™ team in the San Diego area. Defiance is a multiplatform shooter MMO title with a one-of-a-kind TV show tie-in on Syfy. Our tech is developed in-house, and we have a growing team excited to realize the full potential of this exciting concept.
We’re building the next generation of gaming. Be a part of it.
About Trion
Imagination. Passion. Teamwork.
Trion Worlds is changing everything about the way online games are designed, developed, and delivered. We’re infusing the old, static gaming world with a sense of dynamic, creative collaboration to create AAA Connected games. This philosophy applies just as much to the people who make the games as it does to the games we make. At Trion, we give our team members the opportunity to have an impact on our games as well as provide opportunities for personal and professional growth. Ambition and individual creativity are not just encouraged, they’re expected.
Our team consists of some of the top creative talent from the games, media, and Internet industries. Our team members have worked on, developed, and shipped more than 100 original titles, including bestselling online games and franchises like Aion, Warhammer Online, Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies, Lineage, EverQuest, and Pogo. Utilizing our proprietary core technologies, we’re hard at work on our first titles to be released in North America, Europe, and Asia.
We have offices located in the diverse communities of Redwood Shores, Calif., San Diego, Calif., and Austin, Texas. Trion is pleased to offer its team members competitive compensation, benefits and relocation packages as well as a fun working environment!
Come join a team of visionaries and innovators!
