By Jamie Ruby

Amanda Rosewater is the new mayor of the town in the new series Defiance, premiering tonight on Syfy. The part of Amanda is played by Julie Benz, who you may know from roles such as Darla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel or Rita in Dexter, or from any of her other many series such as Desperate Housewives or No Ordinary Family.

The actress recently sat down with the digital media to discuss her newest role and what fans can expect.

By Jamie Ruby

Syfy Digital Press Tour 2012 - Day Two

Part Two - Defiance Q&A
October 15, 2012

In October I, along with other journalists, were invited to Toronto, Canada for the Syfy Digital Press Tour, where Defiance was one of the series highlighted. Having never received a transcript, I finally decided to sit down and transcribe the full interview in anticipation for the premiere on Monday. Without further adeu...

As part of the Syfy Digital Press Tour, journalists were taken on a tour of the Defiance set.

After arriving in the Need/Want bar at the end of the tour, everyone sat down for presentations. First we heard from Gary Hutzel who gave a VFX presentation, and then we heard from David J. Peterson on the creation of three of the alien languages in Defiance, including Irathient, Castithan, and Indogene.

The main presentation was a Q&A panel with the cast of Defiance, including Grant Bowler, who plays Nolan, Stephanie Leonidas, who portrays the Irathient, Irisa, Julie Benz who plays Amanda Rosewater, Jaime Murray and Tony Curran, who play Castithans Stahma and Datak Tarr, respectively, and Graham Greene, who portrays Rafe McCawley. They were joined by the executive producer of the series, Kevin Murphy, and President of Original Content at Syfy, Mark Stern.

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Where do you turn when the streets turn against you? 

 

Sixteen-year-old Xtra Keys (Roger Guenveur Smith, American Gangster, Final Destination) lives by a few simple rules, all rooted in a world of brazen, retaliatory violence. Xtra hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him and his younger siblings and just might get his wish when he's thrust into the world of the HIVE, an unorthodox alternative school full of other discarded boys. Based on an actual school in North Carolina's Bertie County, IN THE HIVE is a movie about the power of love and a gripping reminder that we can all make a difference in a child's life, even the ones who've been relegated to the discarded heap for far too long. 

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By Jamie Ruby

Last week Trion released the multi-platform massive multiplayer online video game Defiance. The highly-anticipated new television series premieres Monday on Syfy. The story will unfold on television and the game in this new cross-platform experience.

The epic series takes place in the 2046 on a transformed Earth, which has been altered after the arrival of seven alien races, collectively, the Votan. During the Pale Wars the humans and Votans defied orders, refusing to fight, and now try to coexist peacefully.

The story follows the characters of Nolan, played by Grant Bowler, and Irathient Irisa, played by Stephanie Leonidas, as they come to Defiance (previously St. Louis) and may eventually make a home there.

Though not blood, Irisa is considered a daughter to Nolan, and the two share a close bond.

Bowler and Leonidas recently talked to the digital media about Defiance and their experiences.