Trion Worlds and Syfy have been working hand in hand to put together the interconnected worlds of the Defiance online game and television show. The two have been aiming for an April release for a while and now Syfy today officially announced that the pilot episode for Defiance will air at 9:00pm ET on Monday, April 15th. The two-hour premier episode will be the first of a 12 episode first season.

The Defiance game is set to hold its first beta event on January 18th. You can register for the event here. In the words of Defiance actor Tony Curan:

Official Air date @defianceworld 2013 April 15th at 9pm on Sy Fy. The Aliens are coming what are you prepared to do about it?

— Tony Curran (@TonyCurran69) January 7, 2013

Will the Defiance game be ready for primetime by April 15th? Trion certainly managed to put RIFT through its beta paces at a fair speed prior to its launch. Tell us what you think below.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter