Defiance was an American science fiction television series developed for television by Rockne S. O'Bannon, Kevin Murphy, and Michael Taylor. The series was produced by Universal Cable Productions, in transmedia collaboration with Trion Worlds, who produced an MMORPG video game of the same name that tied into the series. Defiance was renewed for a 13-episode third season on September 25, 2014, which premiered on June 12, 2015. On October 16, 2015, the show was cancelled by Syfy after three seasons. During the course of the series, 38 episodes of Defiance aired over three seasons.