New York - Syfy has renewed its series Defiance, giving a 13-episode second season order. Season 2 of Defiance, produced by Universal Cable Productions, will begin production in Toronto in August for a 2014 premiere, returning as the anchor of Syfy’s Powerful Monday’s block of primetime original series. Kevin Murphy (Desperate Housewives, Caprica, Hellcats) resumes his role as executive producer and showrunner. Smallville’s Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin return as … [Read more...] about Syfy’s “Defiance” renewed for second season