Mia Kirshner: Canada

Grant Bowler Dept: Defiance , a fanciful sci-fi western about a transformed earth, has been shooting in a Scarborough warehouse. The series premieres April 15 on Showcase in Canada, and stars Grant Bowler, Julie Benz and Mia Kirshner, according to The Star. We have one of the largest sets constructed in the history of television and it s in Toronto. So it s not something we can fold up and take back to Los Angeles anytime quickly. We have invested a lot in this, said Dave Howe, president of U.S. channel Syfy, in an interview and pASADENA, CALIF. It s likely the biggest television production in Canada that most people have never heard of. Yet. Producers say the fallout for Toronto already an established sci-fi capital has been huge, from the economic to the creative. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.