Lee Tergesen, Conrad Coates and Nichole Galicia Join "Defiance"

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"Defiance" Season 3 Adds Lee Tergesen (as a Castithan!), Plus Two Others
by Matt Webb Mitovich
February 2, 2015


"Oz" alum Lee Tergesen has signed up for a major stint on Syfy’s "Defiance", TVLine has learned exclusively.

Tergesen will portray Castithan General Rahm Tak, a ruthless, arrogant leader in the Votanis Collective who sees Defiance — now free of Earth Republic oversight — a symbolic target in his pursuit of power. Rahm is a well-read, brilliant strategist who imposes his army upon the town with force.

Tergesen’s myriad prior TV credits also include "The Americans", "Longmire" and "Army Wives".





Also boarding Season 3 of the sci-fi drama are Conrad Coates (The Strain, The Dresden Files) and Nichole Galicia (Django Unchained).

Coates will play T’evgin, the leader of the Omec who reluctantly carries the burden of his species’ survival on his shoulders, while Galicia has been cast as Kindzi, his fierce, beautiful and fearless daughter/second in command.





Following the events of the Season 2 finale, "Defiance" picks back up on the eve of an impending military siege upon the titular town, which has fallen on hard times following the collapse of its mines.

The citizens face further threat with the surprise arrival of the Omec, a mysterious and nearly extinct alien race of warriors marked by the decades of subjugation they imposed upon the galaxy in the years preceding the Pale Wars.

Season 3 is set to premiere on Syfy this summer.

http://tvline.com/2015/02/02/defianc...sen-castithan/