Sci-fi fan fav Linda Hamilton will be taking on a recurring role in season two of Defiance starring Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene, and Jesse Rath. According to the official casting announcement, Hamilton will play Pilar, Rafe McCawley’s (Graham Greene) wife and the mother of three children.
The official character description: “Separated from her family for a number of years, Pilar has now returned home. Pilar suffered from serious mental illness and in the aftermath of the Votan arrival and subsequent war, did not have access to her medication. With her mental state unchecked, Pilar snapped and tried to murder her children.
Fearing for the family’s safety, Rafe sent her to an institution and told their children she had died. Now Pilar is back with both a steely resolve and a warm, maternal love for her family. But the motives for her return are unclear, and soon Rafe and others in town begin to question where she’s actually been these past years.”
Hamilton’s credits include The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Beauty and the Beast TV series, Mr. Destiny, Silent Fall, and Dante’s Peak.
Other new Defiance cast members this season include James Murray playing the mayor of Defiance, William Atherton as an Earth Republic official, and Anna Hopkins as an Earth Republic soldier.
Defiance will kick off season two on June 19, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT.
The Season 2 Plot: 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.
