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Sanctuary
2008 - 2011 7.2 (266 votes) 4 Seasons
Official Website
Genres
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Networks
Syfy
Created By
Damian Kindler

Sanctuary

Some hide. They seek.

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Sam Egan, Lee Wilson

Top Cast

Amanda Tapping
Amanda Tapping

Dr. Helen Magnus

Robin Dunne
Robin Dunne

Dr. Will Zimmerman

Christopher Heyerdahl
Christopher Heyerdahl

John Druitt / Bigfoot

Ryan Robbins
Ryan Robbins

Henry Foss

Seasons

Season 0 (2007)

No overview available.

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Webisode 1
2007-05-14

While tracking a young boy with dangerous powers, Dr. Helen Magnus encounters Will Zimmerman, a psychiatric resident who may have what it takes to become her new protégé.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Webisode 2
2007-05-28

Will Zimmerman is drawn further into Magnus' mysterious world and finds himself confronting his oldest fear. Elsewhere, forces converge on the target of their hunt - including someone from Magnus' distant past.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Webisode 3
2007-06-11

The origins of the mysterious mutant boy are revealed, as is the relationship between Magnus and her old flame, John Druitt. Meanwhile Ashley Magnus (Emilie Ullerup) seeks out Ernie Watts (Peter Deluise) a weapons dealer and fellow monster hunter - only to find herself in mortal danger.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Webisode 4
2007-06-25

Helen and Will confront John Druitt with deadly results for a member of the Sanctuary team. Ultimately, Will is forced to choose between his old life and the strange world of Dr. Helen Magnus.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Webisode 5
2007-07-16

While investigating an ancient crypt on a remote island, Magnus and her team encounter deadly creatures and three women with a mysterious past. Ashley decides to address the issues of her father's existence head-on.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Webisode 6
2007-07-30

The investigation into the three women found in the crypt continues, confirming Magnus' theory that they are much more than they appear. Ashley's hunt for contraband creatures yields mixed results.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Webisode 7
2007-08-17

Will falls victim to the three women's growing powers, while Magnus seeks proof of their true identities via a former resident of the Sanctuary. Ashley's luck in her monster hunt begins to run out.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Webisode 8
2007-08-30

Magnus, Will and Bigfoot defend the Sanctuary against a deadly assault, while Ashley struggles to survive her encounter with a nearly unbeatable foe.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: The Original Webisodes (Part 1)
2007-09-10

Part 1 contains the first 4 of the original webisodes. These were not aired on TV.

Runtime: 108 min
Episode 10: The Original Webisodes (Part 2)
2007-09-17

Part 2 contains the second 4 of the original webisodes. These were not aired on TV.

Runtime: 101 min
Episode 11: Season 1 Bloopers
2007-09-17

The blooper reel from season 1

Runtime: 4 min
Episode 12: Season 2 Bloopers
2007-09-17

The blooper reel from season 2

Runtime: 6 min
Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2008)

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus and her Sanctuary team are on a quest to study and protect the strange and terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world. Along with their newest recruit, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman, the group must face their darkest fears and their worst nightmares in order to provide a safe haven for the monsters that lurk in the shadows.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Sanctuary for All (1)
2008-10-03

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Sanctuary for All (2)
2008-10-03

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

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Fata Morgana
2008-10-10

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Folding Man
2008-10-17

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Kush
2008-10-24

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Nubbins
2008-11-07

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: The Five
2008-11-14

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."

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Edward
2008-11-21

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Requiem
2008-12-05

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

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Warriors
2008-12-12

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: Instinct
2008-12-19

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

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: Revelations (1)
2009-01-02

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

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: Revelations (2)
2009-01-09

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.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2009)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: End of Nights (1)
2009-10-09

The search for Ashley puts Magnus and her allies in the path of Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi), a con artist with ties to the Cabal who divulges the location of a secret facility

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: End of Nights (2)
2009-10-16

The Cabal's new "Super-Abnormals" begin destroying Sanctuaries around the world. It won't be long before they launch their attack on the Old City Sanctuary, and Magnus must choose between saving Ashley and saving the Sanctuary Network.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Eulogy
2009-10-23

With chaos all around them, the team must come to terms with how to rebuild after the Cabal’s attacks. Magnus takes a methodical approach to prove Ashley is still alive, while Will and Henry take on the daunting task of processing the hundreds of Abnormals who now seek refuge at the Sanctuary.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Hero
2009-10-30

A superhero is trapped by Magnus, and his lack of finesse affects the team's work. Elsewhere, Will and Declan go on the search for a creature that's loose in the city, after the discovery of an eggshell.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Pavor Nocturnus
2009-11-06

A disoriented Magnus wakes up to find the Sanctuary in ruins and the entire city decimated, with no memory of how the devastation occurred. While surveying the destruction, she is attacked by an inhuman creature but saved by two armed men who stun her and take her to an abandoned warehouse. After being hosed down and left shivering and exhausted, Magnus fears the worst when a battle-scarred figure enters the room.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Fragments
2009-11-13

Dr. Helen Magnus fights to save the life of one of the Sanctuary’s research scientists who was viciously attacked by a seemingly docile Abnormal. Baffled by the creature’s uncharacteristic behavior, Henry tries to figure out what, or who, caused the domesticated Abnormal to react so violently.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Veritas
2009-11-20

Will goes up against the heads of the Sanctuary Network to defend Magnus who is charged with a shocking murder. But as the evidence stacks up against her, even Will has trouble finding a way to convincingly defend her innocence.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Next Tuesday
2009-12-04

While transporting a usually docile abnormal, Magnus's helicopter crashes, leaving her and Will stranded in the shaft of an abandoned oil rig. They soon find they are not alone in the water.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Penance
2009-12-11

While an old friend of Magnus', a pouched abnormal named Jimmy, is handing over a fire elemental to the Sanctuary team, they are attacked by a gang of criminal abnormals from Chicago. The situation presents a lot of mysteries to be solved and quickly.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Sleepers
2009-12-18

When rich youngsters begin to disappear after an apparent death and then come back to life, the trail leads Will & Magnus to a drug clinic in Mexico run by Nicola Tesla. Knowing his all-times plans, big trouble to be expected.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: Haunted
2010-01-08

The team rescues the occupants of a sinking ship off the coast of South Africa and teleport them to the Sanctuary. However, Magnus suspects Druitt of murdering one of the passengers during the rescue.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: Kali (1)
2010-01-15

The team investigate a murder in Mumbai, and find a connection to the ancient cult of Kali, whose followers can foretell disaster. However, Will falls ill and disappears, and is somehow linked to the mystery.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: Kali (2)
2010-01-15

Will begins to experience strange visions that are connected to the Cult of Kali. Magnus has difficulty with finding the solution to their problems.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2010)

No overview available.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Kali (3)
2010-10-15

The Sanctuary team must find and stop Kali before the tidal wave could kill millions. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Will is still fighting for his life.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Firewall
2010-10-22

Will suffers from amnesia regarding the events of his near-death experience, but some unwanted visitors become intent on finding out what is locked in his memory.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Bank Job
2010-10-29

The team goes on a routine mission to retrieve an Abnormal and take it to safety. But the mission becomes anything but routine when they are forced to stage a bank heist in order to protect the public from harm.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Trail of Blood
2010-11-05

Nikola Tesla surfaces, sending Helen an SOS from the Colombian Highlands - but Will doesn't think he can be trusted.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Hero II: Broken Arrow
2010-11-12

Kate gains super-hero-like abilities when an Abnormal attaches itself to her for safe keeping.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Animus
2010-11-19

Word of a possible werewolf sighting prompts Henry and Will to visit an English psychiatric facility. As they probe a potential connection to Henry's Hyper Accelerated Protean past - and future - Magnus and Tesla investigate the mysterious holographic city.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Breach
2010-11-26

Magnus responds to an anonymous call for help at an abandoned building. But when she gets trapped inside, she discovers whoever made the call has a very different agenda.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: For King and Country
2010-12-03

With Adam on lockdown at the Sanctuary, Magnus investigates his connection to Hollow Earth - and Druitt - while being forced to reveal dark secrets about the chaotic origins of the Five.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Vigilante
2010-12-10

Will takes command of the Sanctuary while Magnus and Druitt search for a critical artifact in London. Knowing that Magnus's only hope for a cure lies in the secret subterranean city, Will ignores her warnings and releases Adam-Hyde in the hope that he will lead them to an access point for Hollow Earth.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: The Hollow Men
2010-12-17

Seeking a gateway to the secret subterranean city, Magnus leads a treacherous mission to Tibet - telling a bitter Adam that he must stay behind while promising to bring back a cure for their radiation sickness. Because of their source blood, Magnus insists that Tesla and Druitt stay behind as well, taking the only shield Tesla was able to construct for herself. The hidden city, however, is rigged with deadly security traps - and death awaits the team at every turn.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: Pax Romana
2011-04-15

Magnus is revived to answer Ranna's questions and soon figures out that despite Ranna's efforts the city is in great deal of trouble and the fall of Praxis could also threaten the surface world however Magnus is able to help. Magnus and Ranna makes an understanding to help and she revives rest of the gang. Magnus manages to save the city with the help from Gregory Magnus meanwhile Will tries to breakdown Adam's plan that can cause huge trouble.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: Hangover
2011-04-22

Returning home from an overnight trip, Magnus is stunned to find the Sanctuary in a complete and utter shambles - only hours before a scheduled inspection by a UN Security Team. A bruised and battered Henry only adds to the mystery by claiming that he was attacked by Will.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: One Night
2011-04-25

Looking to share a quiet, "normal" evening out with Abby, Will and his date are abducted en route to the restaurant by a desperate gang leader who faces certain death without their help. Then, upon learning the abductor's identity, Magnus suddenly ceases all attempts at rescue.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 14: Metamorphosis
2011-05-02

Will's transformation has him literally climbing the walls.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 15: Wingman
2011-05-09

Will and Henry's double date goes awry when Magnus tasks them with an Abnormal delivery.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 16: Awakening
2011-05-16

Magnus and Tesla investigate a former Praxian stronghold and unintentionally stumble on vampiric secrets.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 17: Normandy
2011-05-23

Discover Magnus' role in a turning point of World War II history.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 18: Carentan
2011-06-06

A colleague vanishes amid unexplained disappearances in Normandy, France, where Magnus and her team run into a military blockade during their investigation

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 19: Out of the Blue
2011-06-13

Helen and Will find themselves in an alternate reality, living as suburban neighbors, who experience unsettling dreams that disrupt their new careers.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 20: Into the Black
2011-06-20

Receiving word that a large group of Abnormals has been spotted near a South Dakotan cave entrance, Magnus realizes it's the first wave of Abnormals emerging from Hollow Earth.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2011)

No overview available.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Tempus
2011-10-07

Magnus has pursued Adam Worth back to 1898 London to stop him from altering and quite possibly completely destroying the future. As she battles to stop Worth, stay hidden from her past-self, and avoid taking any action that might change the events of history, Magnus must also figure out how to get back to her own present day timeline.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Uprising
2011-10-14

As Hollow Earth Abnormals continue to arrive at the surface in droves, Will, Henry, Kate and Bigfoot scramble to prevent all-out war with the Lotus Security Forces. All the while, they are worrying about the whereabouts and safety of Magnus who was last seen heading to Praxis just before the city was destroyed.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Untouchable
2011-10-21

With a government inspector threatening to cut off the Sanctuary's funding, Magnus and Will must explain a mission gone wrong. Meanwhile, Henry has a surprise visitor with some shocking news.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Monsoon
2011-10-28

Magnus flies to a remote island in Africa to meet with the Sanctuary's new top secret advisor, but lands herself in the middle of a deadly hostage situation.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Resistance
2011-11-04

The team tracks an аbnormal fugitive, and discovers that Tesla is the head of a secret research lab for a Homeland Security agency that conducts tests on Abnormals.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Homecoming
2011-11-11

Will runs into unexpected trouble and personal revelations on a trip to the Liberian Sanctuary in Monorovia. Meanwhile, Magnus has her hands full when a couple of ne'er-do-well flying Abnormals recruit her help with a questionable scheme.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Icebreaker
2011-11-18

When a team from the UK Sanctuary gets in trouble on a stranded icebreaker in the Bering Sea, Magnus and Will must figure out who is behind the mysterious happenings at sea.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Fugue
2011-11-25

A mysterious abnormal attacks Abby, and Magnus and Will discover there's only one way to communicate with this unusual enemy - through music.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Chimera
2011-11-29

Just when Magnus thought Adam Worth was gone forever, she and Tesla become trapped in a virtual Sanctuary, where they are attacked by an avatar of Worth – who is determined to enter the “real” world.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Acolyte
2011-12-09

Kate returns from Hollow Earth with word that insurgents are about to strike an above-ground target – and may have inside help from a trusted member of Team Sanctuary.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 11: The Depths
2011-12-16

A quest to capture a legendary Abnormal in Bolivia leaves Will and Magnus injured and trapped in a cave-in, where they confront truths about themselves and their relationship. Henry records video letters to a special someone while working on an invention.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 12: Sanctuary for None (1)
2011-12-23

Magnus is approached by a notorious leader in Hollow Earth who is looking for assistance in building a new home on the surface for his insurgents, but problems arise when the world's government gets involved. Addison reactivates Will's federal commission.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: Sanctuary for None (2)
2011-12-30

With the new Abnormal Homeland now openly under threat, Henry and Tesla learn that the SCIU weaponized Tesla's work to use against Abnormals. Bigfoot and Kate investigate Caleb's rise to power while Will and Abby look into Magnus' past.

Runtime: 45 min

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