Defiance - Cancelled

There drama was the first TV series and video game to launch in tandem and was a $100 million gamble from NBCUniversal.
It's the end of the road for Syfy's Defiance.

The drama, produced by corporate sibling Universal Cable Productions, has been canceled after three seasons, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The futuristic drama, from showrunner Kevin Murphy and starring Grant Bowler and Julie Benz, ended its third season Aug. 28 with 1.17 million total viewers after notching a string of series lows. The overall third-season average of 1.12 million total viewers is down a far cry from both its freshman and sophomore runs. At the time of its debut, Defiance was Syfy's second-largest series premiere in network history and was a proven performer on Monday nights among adults under 50. Syfy renewed the

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Hollywood Reporter