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Sanctuary

  • TV Series
  • 2008–20112008–2011
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
21K
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Robin Dunne, Amanda Tapping, and Emilie Ullerup in Sanctuary (2008)
Trailer for Sanctuary: Season Four
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Stem cells, gene therapy, transplants, cloning; The very meaning of the word "humanity" changes daily in the modern world. But there is a darker side to the evolution of mankind, a truth onl... Read allStem cells, gene therapy, transplants, cloning; The very meaning of the word "humanity" changes daily in the modern world. But there is a darker side to the evolution of mankind, a truth only a few brave souls are willing to face: There are monsters loose in the world. And they a... Read allStem cells, gene therapy, transplants, cloning; The very meaning of the word "humanity" changes daily in the modern world. But there is a darker side to the evolution of mankind, a truth only a few brave souls are willing to face: There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
21K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,398
68
  • Creator
    • Damian Kindler
  • Stars
    • Amanda Tapping
    • Robin Dunne
    • Christopher Heyerdahl
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Damian Kindler
  • Stars
    • Amanda Tapping
    • Robin Dunne
    • Christopher Heyerdahl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 20 wins & 55 nominations total

    Episodes59

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    Sanctuary: Complete Second Season
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    Sanctuary: Complete Second Season
    Sanctuary: Ashley Magnus
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    Sanctuary: Ashley Magnus
    Sanctuary: Dr. Will Zimmerman
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    Sanctuary: Dr. Will Zimmerman
    Sanctuary: Dr. Helen Magnus
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    Sanctuary: Dr. Helen Magnus
    Sanctuary: The Complete Fourth Season
    Trailer 1:21
    Sanctuary: The Complete Fourth Season
    Sanctuary: The Complete Third Season
    Trailer 1:54
    Sanctuary: The Complete Third Season
    Sanctuary: Complete Second Season
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    Sanctuary: Complete Second Season
    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
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    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
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    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
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    Sanctuary: The Complete First Season
    Sanctuary: Season 1
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    Sanctuary: Season 1
    Sanctuary: Season 2
    Trailer 0:54
    Sanctuary: Season 2

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    Robin Dunne and Amanda Tapping in Sanctuary (2008)
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    Top cast

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    Amanda Tapping
    Amanda Tapping
    • Dr. Helen Magnusas Dr. Helen Magnus
    59 episodes59 eps • 2008–2011
    Robin Dunne
    Robin Dunne
    • Dr. Will Zimmermanas Dr. Will Zimmerman…
    59 episodes59 eps • 2008–2011
    Christopher Heyerdahl
    Christopher Heyerdahl
    • Bigfootas Bigfoot…
    59 episodes59 eps • 2008–2011
    Ryan Robbins
    Ryan Robbins
    • Henry Fossas Henry Foss
    59 episodes59 eps • 2008–2011
    Agam Darshi
    Agam Darshi
    • Kate Freelanderas Kate Freelander
    37 episodes37 eps • 2009–2011
    Emilie Ullerup
    Emilie Ullerup
    • Ashley Magnusas Ashley Magnus
    20 episodes20 eps • 2008–2010
    Jonathon Young
    Jonathon Young
    • Nikola Teslaas Nikola Tesla
    17 episodes17 eps • 2008–2011
    Robert Lawrenson
    Robert Lawrenson
    • Declan Macraeas Declan Macrae
    14 episodes14 eps • 2009–2011
    Pascale Hutton
    Pascale Hutton
    • Abby Corriganas Abby Corrigan
    9 episodes9 eps • 2010–2011
    Ian Tracey
    Ian Tracey
    • Adam Worthas Adam Worth
    8 episodes8 eps • 2010–2011
    Lynda Boyd
    Lynda Boyd
    • Dana Whitcombas Dana Whitcomb
    6 episodes6 eps • 2008–2009
    Shekhar Paleja
    Shekhar Paleja
    • Ravias Ravi…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2010–2011
    Chuck Campbell
    Chuck Campbell
    • Two Faced Guyas Two Faced Guy…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2008–2011
    Peter Wingfield
    Peter Wingfield
    • Dr. James Watsonas Dr. James Watson
    5 episodes5 eps • 2008–2011
    Jim Byrnes
    Jim Byrnes
    • Gregory Magnusas Gregory Magnus
    5 episodes5 eps • 2008–2011
    Christine Chatelain
    Christine Chatelain
    • Clara Griffinas Clara Griffin
    5 episodes5 eps • 2008–2009
    Paul McGillion
    Paul McGillion
    • Terrence Wexfordas Terrence Wexford
    4 episodes4 eps • 2010
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Greg Addisonas Greg Addison
    4 episodes4 eps • 2011
    • Creator
      • Damian Kindler
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    Storyline

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    Stem cells, gene therapy, transplants, cloning; The very meaning of the word "humanity" changes daily in the modern world. But there is a darker side to the evolution of mankind, a truth only a few brave souls are willing to face: There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race. —SpArkY
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      • There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race.
    • Genres
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    • Certificate
      • TV-14
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    • Trivia
      Sanctuary was the first television series in North America to start production using the new RED camera exclusively, capturing images at four times the resolution of a high definition camera. One of the only television series to shoot extensively on green screen with virtual sets.
    • Quotes

      Henry Foss: All access pass to Spookville. Comes with a free lunch and a decoder ring.

    • Connections
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    User reviews71

    Review
    Top review
    Getting pretty good!
    This is a review of the first season on TV, which should really be known as season 1 on IMDb, and the webisodes season 0.

    Essentially there are three main characters, all of which believable, even Tapping's accent, and I'm saying that as a Brit. She's great as Magnus, not overdone, but sensitive, slightly badass and played right. She has a daughter, Ashley. She's instantly likable and Emelie Ullerup doesn't fall into the trap of making her the typical blond 'Yeah, uhuh I like totally, like, kick- ass. Isn't that cool!' character. Instead she's much better and thankfully without a teenage crisis. I'll get onto Robin Dunne's excellent Will in a sec.

    Sanctuary is more than just the sum of its parts. It has a great grittiness to it, a real world, almost familiar environment. It's slightly dark, but optimistic at the same part. 30 minutes into the pilot and I really liked it. Will was believable, I even liked and sympathised with him. the way it was done felt like a feature, not really like an hour long weekly show. The whole actual Sanctuary concept wasn't done too fantastically. However I felt it wasn't perfect but it's taken me 2 more episodes to think that actually it's worth continuing to watch.

    For Brits, its on ITV 4, mondays at 9. Or 8. Pretty sure it's 9, but check. if you don't have ITV 4, it's on their catch up thing on the site. For Americans it's on Hulu and Sci Fi's Rewind.

    Have fun getting into it, looking forward to see where it goes.
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    • Oct 28, 2008

    FAQ2

    • Why are there two Sanctuary series listed on IMDb?
    • How many Sanctuaries are there and where are they located?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • SyFy Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Svätyňa
    • Filming locations
      • North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund
      • Sanctuary 1 Productions
      • Stage 3 Media
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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