William Atherton and Anna Hopkins Join Defiance

Defiance LogoWith filming currently underway on the second season of Syfy’s groundbreaking series Defiance, the network’s just announced the addition of William Atherton and Anna Hopkins to the cast. Per the official announcement, Atherton will play Viceroy Mercado, a high-ranking Earth Republic official. Hopkins is playing Jessica “Berlin” Rai, an Earth Republican soldier and documentarian.
 
Grant Bowler is back as Nolan, Julie Benz returns as Amanda Rosewater, Stephanie Leonidas plays Irisa Nolan, Tony Curran reprises his role as Datak Tarr, and Jaime Murray is Stahma Tarr. The cast also includes Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley, Jesse Rath as Alak Tarr, Dewshane Williams as Tommy, Trenna Keating as Doc Yewll, Justin Rain as Quentin McCawley, and Nicole Munoz as Christie McCawley.
 
The 13 episode second season will premiere in June 2014.
 
Details on Defiance Season 2 and the New Cast Members [Courtesy of Syfy]:
 
Atherton steps into the supporting role of the jaded, Earth Republic official Viceroy Mercado, Major Pottinger’s (new cast member James Murray) commanding officer. Mercado is ruthless, quick tongued and sarcastic, fond of peppering his sentences with obscure old Earth cultural references and mocking younger subordinates for being too young to understand. He sees Pottinger for the manipulative person he is, but grudgingly admits the man gets results. Mercado also has a dark secret that would shock his colleagues and the townspeople of Defiance.
 
Hopkins joins the cast as the sexy, tough and fearless Jessica “Berlin” Rai, an Earth Republic soldier and documentarian who makes propaganda films that shine a positive light on the Earth Republic occupation of Defiance. Berlin believes in her films’ messages having grown up during the lawless and volatile years of the Pale Wars, and now seeing the government as a means to protect and unite by any means necessary. Sexy and confident, Berlin becomes the center of a passionate love triangle.
 
As the story of Defiance resumes, the lives of the townspeople are in drastic turmoil. The Earth Republic has assumed control of the town, with far-reaching consequences including a new mayor. Nolan traverses the badlands to find a lost Irisa, Amanda has an unexpected new role in the town as she searches for Kenya and the Tarr family desperately tries to keep control of their criminal empire in the midst of dramatic changes.
 
Source: Syfy

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