Defiance: Casting related scoop on season 2 from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich

Here's some scoop on Defiance from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich's weekly column Matt's Inside Line for the week of 7/11/13.

Can you confirm any stars returning for Defiance Season 2? –Sally
I shan’t, but instead will tell you about a new series regular. The Syfy hit is casting the role of Niles Pottinger, a “provisional mayor” installed into office by E-Rep. This 40something gent is described as both “a man of manners who is rarely in public without cufflinks and freshly polished shoes” and a “sociopath.” We’re also going to meet Rafe’s wife Pilar, whom as you know was sent away years ago after almost killing their children during a bipolar fugue.

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