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Defying Gravity is a multi-nationally produced space travel television science fiction drama series which first aired on August 2, 2009 on ABC and CTV and was canceled in the autumn (September/October) of 2009. Set in the year 2052, the series follows eight astronauts from four countries on a six-year space mission through the Solar System, during which they are monitored from Earth via a real-time communication system. The series was pitched to networks as "Grey's Anatomy in space". Thirteen episodes of the series were produced before it was cancelled, only eight of which were shown on ABC, though the full run was shown in other countries or online.
Original Release
08/02/2009 on ABC
US Release
08/02/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ron Livingston | Maddux Donner |
Malik Yoba | Ted Shaw |
Andrew Airlie | Mike Goss |
Florentine Lahme | Nadia Schilling |
Karen LeBlanc | Eve Weller-Shaw |
Eyal Podell | Dr. Evram Mintz |
Dylan Taylor | Steve Wassenfelder |
Christina Cox | Jen Crane |
Laura Harris | Zoe Barnes |
Ty Olsson | Rollie Crane |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Sunday, 02 August 2009 |
2 | Law of Natural Selection | Sunday, 02 August 2009 |
3 | Threshold | Sunday, 09 August 2009 |
4 | H2IK (Hell If I Know) | Sunday, 16 August 2009 |
5 | Rubicon | Sunday, 23 August 2009 |
6 | Bacon | Friday, 28 August 2009 |
7 | Fear | Friday, 04 September 2009 |
8 | Love, Honor, Obey | Friday, 11 September 2009 |
9 | Eve Ate the Apple | Monday, 19 January 2009 |
10 | Deja Vu | Friday, 02 October 2009 |
11 | Solitary | Friday, 09 October 2009 |
12 | Venus | Friday, 16 October 2009 |
13 | Kiss | Monday, 19 January 2009 |
Directors
Fred Gerber, Sturla Gunnarsson, Peter Howitt, David Straiton, Jeff Woolnough, Mike Rohl
Writers
James D. Parriott, Sheri Elwood, Marcie Ulin, Meredith Lavender, Blythe Robe, Dave Erickson, Susan Nirah Jaffee, Brett Conrad, Chris Provenzano
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ron Livingston | Maddux Donner |
Malik Yoba | Ted Shaw |
Andrew Airlie | Mike Goss |
Florentine Lahme | Nadia Schilling |
Karen LeBlanc | Eve Weller-Shaw |
Eyal Podell | Dr. Evram Mintz |
Dylan Taylor | Steve Wassenfelder |
Christina Cox | Jen Crane |
Laura Harris | Zoe Barnes |
Ty Olsson | Rollie Crane |
Zahf Paroo | Ajay Sharma |
Maxim Roy | Claire Dereux |
William Vaughan | Arnel Poe |
Peter Howitt | Trevor Williams |
Lara Gilchrist | Sharon Lewis |
Leanne Adachi | Suki Cho - FDO |
Nicole Muñoz | Palestinian Girl |
Bob Paris | Beta Tech / Beta Team Member / Bertram Rep |
Michael St. John Smith | Board Member / ISO Man |
D. Neil Mark | Walker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James D. Parriott | Executive Producer |
Michael Edelstein | Executive Producer |
Tim Haines | Executive Producer |
Brian Hamilton | Executive Producer |
Michael Chechik | Executive Producer |
Daniel Hetzer | Executive Producer |
Ben Brafman | Producer |
Sheri Elwood | Producer |
Craig Forrest | Producer |
Ron French | Producer |