Defiance has beginned its series production in Toronto
Defiance has beginned today its series production in Toronto, having completed shooting on the pilot episode this past spring (for a total of 12 episodes/13 hours).An unprecedented partnership between Syfy and Trion Worlds, Defiance is the first-ever convergence of television and MMOG, featuring an interconnected world and storylines that will co-exist throughout a scripted drama series and a multiplatform MMO shooter. Both the series and the game will debut simultaneously in April 2013.
Set in the near future, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a completely transformed planet Earth, inhabited by the disparate survivors of a universal war who endeavor to build a new society among the devastation. The game combines the intense action of a AAA console shooter, with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart weaves the rich tapestry of the world into a series with the scope, characters, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of Defiance.