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Grant Bowler and Julie Benz attend a Syfy panel for the series "Defiance" at the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California, Jan. 7, 2013. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

Syfy's “Defiance” returns Friday with an episode involving Nolan and Amanda’s plan to escape from captivity. Season 3, episode 4, titled "Dead Air," is about an explosion at the Votanis Collective.

It will feature the characters of Amanda Rosewater (Julie Benz), Datak Tarr (Tony Curran), Alak Tarr (Jesse Rath), Rafe McCawley (Graham Greene), Stahma Tarr (Jaime Murray), Jessica "Berlin" Rainier (Anna Hopkins), Joshua Nolan (Grant Bowler), James Murray (Niles Pottinger), Kenya Rosewater (Mia Kirshner), Eksu Tsuroz T'evgin (Conrad Coates) and Irisa Nyira (Stephanie Leonidas).

"Dead Air" follows events after the Season 3 episode “Broken Bough.” The previous episode featured Amanda’s negotiation skills as she was forced to make a deal with the Omec to help secure Defiance’s future.

Alert! This article contains “Defiance” Season 3 spoilers. Read only if you want to know more. Zap2it reports that in "Dead Air," there will be a huge explosion at Votanis Collective and it will rock Defiance. Meanwhile, Amanda and Nolan will be caught and they will work together to escape their captors.

TV Guide reports that Amanda and Nolan will uncover some weapons that were buried in the past. Unfortunately, they will be captured. Berlin will find a way to get revenge on Irisa by investigating the explosion. As for the Omec leader T’evgin and Stahma’s relationship, it will go in a different direction than most people expected.

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) provided a list of guest stars that will appear in "Dead Air." They include Rob Archer (George), Jon Ambrose (John), Craig Snoyer (Bioman Paul) and Nicolas Grimes (Ringo/Bioman).

A preview video of this episode was posted on TVShows Lovers’ YouTube channel. The video shows desperate times in Defiance as violence continues to be the norm in the area nowadays. That’s why the inhabitants of Defiance will resort to desperate measures to address the current situation. The "Defiance" Season 3, episode 4 "Dead Air" airs at 8 p.m. EDT Friday on SyFy. The next episodes after "Dead Air" are "History Rhymes" (July 3); "Where the Apples Fell" (July 10); and "The Beauty of Our Weapons" (July 17).

Watch The “Defiance” 3x04 - Promo "Dead Air" [HD]:

CREDIT: YouTube/TVShows Lovers