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"Dexter stars Julie Benz and Jaime Murray have both signed up for roles in Syfy&amp;#039;s new drama Defiance. The series is set in a future world where aliens and humans are involved in a desperate war. True Blood star Grant Bowler has already landed the lead role of Jeb Nolan, a lawkeeper in one of the world&amp;#039;s few relatively peaceful new towns. Benz and Murray have now joined the cast, Deadline says. They will also be joined by Tony Curran and Stephanie Leonidas in the drama.   Benz has signed up to play the town&amp;#039;s new mayor Amanda Rosewater, who is determined to keep the village peaceful, while Leonidas will play Irisa, a warrior and member of an alien race called the Irathients. Nolan killed her father, but then raised her to help him fight. Curran will star as Datak Tarr, a member of another alien race called the Castithans, while Murray will appear in the show as Datak&amp;#039;s wife. As well as starring in Dexter, Benz has had roles in shows such as A Gifted Man, No Ordinary Family and Desperate Housewives, while Murray has recently been seen in Ringer and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Curran&amp;#039;s previous credits include 24 and The Pillars of the Earth, and Leonidas has appeared in the British series Eternal Law and Whitechapel. &amp;gt; Read more TV news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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