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Sanctuary(TV show/series, 2008-2011)

FSK: 12+ years
| 45min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 4 seasons with 59 episodes

SanctuaryRating: 3.6/5 (with 115 votes)
Sanctuary is a Canadian science fantasy television series, created by Damian Kindler. The show aired on Syfy between 2008 and 2011, for four seasons and a total of 59 episodes. The show is an expansion of an eight-webisode series that was released through the Internet in early 2007. Seeing the success of the web series, Syfy decided to buy the broadcast rights to the series and pay to re-stage the series in a season of thirteen episodes. The show centres on Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year-old teratologist, and her team of experts who run the Sanctuary, an organization that seeks out extraordinarily powerful creatures and people, known as Abnormals, and tries to help and to learn from them while also having to contain the more dangerous ones. The series premiered on October 3, 2008, in both Canada and the United States and on October 6 in the United Kingdom. The premiere drew in more than 3 million viewers, making it the highest rated original series premiere for Syfy since Eureka debuted in July 2006. The premiere two-parter, "Sanctuary for All", was a combination and rewriting of the first four webisodes and was followed by "Fata Morgana", based on Webisodes 5-8. Amanda Tapping, with all o... ()
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About Sanctuary

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.

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Sanctuary Seasons and Episodes

10/07/2011Season 4 - 13 episodes
The fourth season of the Canadian science fiction–fantasy television series Sanctuary was commissioned by Syfy in January 2010. ()
The fourth season of the Canadian science fiction–fantasy television series Sanctuary was commissioned by Syfy on January 2010.
#1 | 10/07/2011Tempus
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#2 | 10/14/2011Uprising
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#3 | 10/21/2011Untouchable
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#4 | 10/28/2011Monsoon
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)
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.
#5 | 11/04/2011Resistance
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#6 | 11/11/2011Homecoming
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#7 | 11/18/2011Icebreaker
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#8 | 11/25/2011Fugue
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)
A mysterious abnormal attacks Abby, and Magnus and Will discover there's only one way to communicate with this unusual enemy - through music.
#9 | 11/29/2011Chimera
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#10 | 12/09/2011Acolyte
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#11 | 12/16/2011The Depths
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)
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.
#12 | 12/23/2011Sanctuary for None (1)
3.1/5 (with 5 votes)
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.
#13 | 12/30/2011Sanctuary for None (2)
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)
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.
10/15/2010Season 3 - 20 episodes
10/09/2009Season 2 - 13 episodes
10/03/2008Season 1 - 13 episodes
05/14/2007Specials - 8 episodes

Additional Information

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Production countries: Canada, United States of America (USA)
Made by: Syfy
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/03/2008
Last episode released on: 12/30/2011
Appearing Characters: Helen Magnus, Will Zimmerman
Director: Martin Wood
Executive Producer: Amanda Tapping
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Сховище"

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