Defiance Season 3

Right now you can watch Defiance Season 3 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Grant Bowler anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Defiance Season 3 keeps coming up in conversation. What makes Defiance Season 3 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Following the events of the season two cliffhanger finale, season three of Defiance opens on the eve of an impending military siege upon the town, which has fallen on hard times following the collapse of its lucrative mines. Grant Bowler and Julie Benz lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2015. What separates Defiance Season 3 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Defiance Season 3 a chance. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Grant Bowler grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.