The Defiant Ones is a 2017 English-language Documentary Biography series written by Allen Hughes, Lasse J Rvi and Doug Pray. The series is directed by Allen Hughes and produced by Ryan Gallagher, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew A. Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Charles Parish, Brady Kephart, Sarah Anthony, Steven D. Williams, Fritzi Horstman, Allen Hughes and Doug Pray. The show originally aired on HBO. When the truck that is transporting convicts has an accident on the road, the inmates John Joker Jackson and Noah Cullen that are chained to each other escape. They hate each other but they need to help each other to succeed in their intent of going north to jump in a train and reach freedom. Meanwhile the humane Sheriff Max Muller organizes a posse to track them down in a civilized manner and respecting justice. Joker and Cullen reach a small farm where a lonely woman helps them to get rid of their chains. She offers to drive her car with Joker and her son Billy while Cullen would escape through the swamp to the railroad. But when Joker learns that she sent Cullen to a trap, he leaves her and is shot in the shoulder by Billy. Joker ks out Cullen to save him and when they meet each other, their former hatred has changed to friendship and respect. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The defiant ones features Dr Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Trent Reznor, Verna Griffin, Gregory Schwabe, Alonzo Williams and Gwen Stefani. The music was composed by Atticus Ross along with Leopold Ross and Claudia Sarne. Cinematography was done by Shane Daly, Charles Parish and Vincent Wrenn and editing by Lasse J rvi and Doug Pray. The show has a running time of 4 hours for each episode. The show has a total of 4 episodes. It was released on 14th August 1958 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released.