Grant Bowler Lands the Lead in Defiance

Best known for playing a werewolf biker named Cooter in HBO’s True Blood, Grant Bowler is set to star in Syfy’s science fiction series, Defiance. Not your ordinary TV show, Defiance will simultaneously debut on Syfy and as a multi-platform shooter MMO game from Trion Worlds. According to Syfy, the series and the game will exist in a single universe, “evolving together over time to tell an overall story that is more powerful together.”
 
Filming’s expected to begin this April, with Scott Stewart (Priest and the upcoming film adaptation of Mortal Instruments) set to direct. Rockne S. O’Bannon is writing the show and will executive produce.
 
Commenting on Bowler’s casting, President of Original Content, Syfy and Co-Head of Original Content for Universal Cable Productions Mark Stern said, “Grant’s charismatic charm and his depth as an actor make him the perfect anchor as we build the ensemble for this sweeping adventure series. We’re very excited to have him join us on this incredible journey.”
 
The Plot of Defiance:
 
Set in the near future, Defiance introduces a world where humans and aliens must learn to live together on an exotic new Earth that has been transformed by alien terra-forming machines.
 
Bowler plays Jeb Nolan, the law keeper in a bustling frontier boomtown that is one of the new world’s few oasis of civility and inclusion. Nolan is a former Marine who fought in the alien conflict and suffered the loss of his wife and child in the war. The trauma transformed him into a lone wanderer in the wilds of this new and dangerous world, bringing him to the town where his peacekeeping skills make him a valuable addition this new community.
 
Source: Syfy – January 18, 2012
 
—Posted by Rebecca Murray