Sanctuary

45min

Action & Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals—a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence.

Production Companies

Syfy

Tricon Films & Television

Episodes

Cast

Sanctuary for All (1)

1. Sanctuary for All (1)

45min

3rd Oct 2008

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus recruits insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.

Sanctuary for All (2)

2. Sanctuary for All (2)

45min

3rd Oct 2008

As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.

Fata Morgana

3. Fata Morgana

45min

10th Oct 2008

Dr. Helen Magnus, her daughter Ashley, and new to the Sanctuary, Dr. Will Zimmerman release three women from a mysterious crypt in Scotland, bringing them back to the Sanctuary for refuge. Unbeknown to the team, and the women themselves, they have extraordinary powers. And their disappearance does not go undetected by a powerful cabal, resolute on reclaiming what it determines is theirs.

Folding Man

4. Folding Man

45min

17th Oct 2008

An investigation into a string of bizarre robberies leads Magnus and Will to a crime ring of thieves who seem to be able to slip between the cracks of the law… literally.

Kush

5. Kush

45min

24th Oct 2008

After capturing a particularly elusive abnormal the plane carrying Dr. Magnus and Will crashes while transporting the creature. Dr. Magnus and Will soon discover why this abnormal has never been captured before.

Nubbins

6. Nubbins

45min

7th Nov 2008

When a mating pair of cute, furry and seemingly harmless abnormals is brought in for scientific study, the Sanctuary team begins to exhibit some hidden animal attractions for one another.

The Five

7. The Five

45min

14th Nov 2008

While leading a covert meeting in Rome, Magnus encounters an old friend from her past who confides that the cabal has come to exact revenge on her for the events in "Fata Morgana."

Edward

8. Edward

45min

21st Nov 2008

A young artist with an uncanny ability to draw remarkably detailed pictures from memory may be the key to solving a case surrounding the suspicious death of his abusive father.

Requiem

9. Requiem

45min

5th Dec 2008

Magnus and Will investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus’s life.

Warriors

10. Warriors

45min

12th Dec 2008

Investigating the disappearance of an old college friend, Will finds himself caught in an underground fight club where the combatants are genetically engineered abnormals who fight to the death like modern day gladiators.

Instinct

11. Instinct

45min

19th Dec 2008

Magnus and the Sanctuary team attempt to capture a rare and deadly creature - all under the watchful eye of a local news crew.

Revelations (1)

12. Revelations (1)

45min

2nd Jan 2009

Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders

Revelations (2)

13. Revelations (2)

45min

9th Jan 2009

The Five, led by Magnus, attempt to find the secret labyrinth in the decimated city of Bhalasaam. Once located, they must complete a series of cryptic tests that can only be achieved using each of their unique powers.

First air date

3rd Oct 2008

Last air date

30th Dec 2011

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks