TV series

Sanctuary

Name: Sanctuary
Released: 2008
Cast: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins

2008–2011· 4 seasons· 45 min episodesTV-14★ 7.3Ended

On Syfy — From Syfy · Tricon Films & Television

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

mutant future superhuman scientist recruiting

Episodes

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E1 Sanctuary for All (1)Next upOct 3, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Amanda May (Sally the Mermaid), Kavan Smith (Detective Joe Kavanaugh), Kandyse McClure (Meg), Cainan Wiebe (Alexei), Peter Shinkoda (Andy Fetz), Michael Adamthwaite (Albert Russo), Malik McCall (Lawrence Birch), Diana Pavlovská (Jagna Mitrovna)
E2 Sanctuary for All (2)Oct 3, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.
Guest stars: Kavan Smith (Detective Joe Kavanaugh), Kandyse McClure (Meg), Cainan Wiebe (Alexei), Peter Shinkoda (Andy Fetz), Sheri Rabold (Molly), Darien Provost (Young Will), Lauren K. Robek (Will's Mom), Chuck Campbell (Two Faced Guy)
E3 Fata MorganaOct 10, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Leah Cairns (Tatha), Laura Mennell (Caird), Kandyse McClure (Meg), Miranda Frigon (Danu), R. Nelson Brown (Squid), Brad Proctor (Two Faced Guy), Nigel Vonas (Cabal Team), Peter Bryant (Cabal Team Leader)
E4 Folding ManOct 17, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Peter Outerbridge (Malcolm Dawkins), Alex Zahara (Carver), Mackenzie Gray (Mr.Jones), Matthew Walker (Oliver Braithwaite), David Richmond-Peck (Jake Polanski), James Kirk (Aaron Braithwaite), Jeb Beach (Chemist)
E5 KushOct 24, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Sarah Strange (Dr. Allison Grant), Panou (Sylvio Rudd), Adrien Dorval (Braun), Thia Hoa Le (Tashi), David Nykl (Strickland), Alison Araya (Giselle), Daniel Bruce (Dead Pilot), Lauren K. Robek (Will's Mom)
E6 NubbinsNov 7, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Katharine Isabelle (Sophie), Stephanie Courtney (L'agente)
E7 The FiveNov 14, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
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."
Guest stars: Jonathon Young (Nikola Tesla), Brad Proctor (Two-Faced Guy), Peter Bryant (Cabal Team Leader), Chuck Campbell (Two-Faced Guy)
E8 EdwardNov 21, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.8
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Kavan Smith (Detective Joe Kavanaugh), Gabrielle Rose (Ruth Meyers), Michael Eisner (Edward Meyers), Chris Nelson Norris (Glen Meyers), Sam Laird (Robbie Meyers), Sean Mathieson (Young Henry)
E9 RequiemDec 5, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
Magnus and Will investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus’s life.
Guest stars: Leah Cairns (Tatha)
E10 WarriorsDec 12, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.4
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jim Byrnes (Gregory Magnus), Byron Lawson (Danny), Rukiya Bernard (Kayla Bradley), Darren Shahlavi (Ennis Camden), Emily Tennant (Patricia Heathering), Daryl Shuttleworth (Mr. Peralta), Brock Johnson (The Mechanic), Steven Man (The Surgeon)
E11 InstinctDec 19, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
Magnus and the Sanctuary team attempt to capture a rare and deadly creature - all under the watchful eye of a local news crew.
Guest stars: Rekha Sharma (Amy Saunders), Matty Finochio (Zach Spencer), John Tench (Warehouse Worker Garvin), Jason Benson (Uniform Cop)
E12 Revelations (1)Jan 2, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 5.7
Synopsis
Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders
Guest stars: David Lyle (Father), Mark Gibbon (Cabal Agent), Alex Diakun (Doctor), Lynda Boyd (Dana Whitcomb), Christine Chatelain (Clara Griffin), Peter Wingfield (Dr. James Watson), Mark Oliver (Cabal Agent)
E13 Revelations (2)Jan 9, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 5.9
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Jonathon Young (Nikola Tesla), Alex Diakun (Doctor), Lynda Boyd (Dana Whitcomb), Christine Chatelain (Clara Griffin), Peter Wingfield (Dr. James Watson)