Network: Syfy
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: October 3, 2008 – present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne, Emilie Ullerup, Ryan Robbins, Christopher Heyerdahl, and Agam Darshi.
TV show description:
This sci-fi series follows the daily life of Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), her journey to protect monsters known as “Abnormals,” and the sanctuary that serves as a safe haven for them.
Helen is the daughter of a brilliant, controversial medical researcher and was exposed to his secret lab at an early age. Studying the Abnormals, Dr. Magnus has proof that they are indeed real and has become the protector of some and the captor of the more dangerous ones. One of the doctor’s more guarded secrets is that she is 157 years old.
Helen has a daughter, Ashley (Emille Ullerup), who is just as beautiful as she is tough. She’s a skilled fighter and a monster-hunter supreme, thanks to her mother’s profession, and sees that nothing is impossible.
Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) is a forensic psychiatrist who previously worked with the Feds. A master at the science of behavior, he can break a case by finding the most hidden human signals and using his innate empathic abilities. He lost his Bureau job and the respect with his peers because of his fascination with alternative explanations for crimes. This catches the attention of Dr. Magnus who offers him a position on her team.
Another of Dr. Magnus’ employees is geeky Henry Foss (Ryan Robbins), who brings his talents as a weapons designer and computer expert to the team. He also happens to be half-werewolf.
Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi) offers her con artist services to the highest bidder. At one time she worked with the Cabal organization but when she escaped that, she was drawn into Dr. Magnus’ team. She may not be the most loyal person, but she still has great skill.
John Druitt (Christopher Heyerdahl) is Dr. Magnus’ former lover and can appear and disappear at will and is unlike the other Abnormals. Each time he uses his abilities, he suffers a specific kind of brain damage.
Dr. Magnus helped the Neanderthal-like Bigfoot (Christopher Heyerdahl) many times after he was shot. He refused to leave so she gave him a job on her staff as a butler, chauffeur, handyman, and bodyguard. He’s smarter than he looks and is apologetic for his past of scaring children for fun.
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Two corrections
1) Ashley, Helen’s daughter, is apparently dead, after sacrificing herself to save her mother and her work, leaving no trace or body behind.
2)The Sasquatch Butler USED TO like scaring human children to get back at humanity. He is now sorry and apologetic for it.
@WolvenSpectre: Regarding the first point, that event happens midway through season two. We’re trying to make this description a general introduction to the series and don’t want to give too much away. It’s sometimes hard to write the descriptions this way, especially when a show has been on the air for a long time, but that’s the goal anyway.
I’ve corrected the Sasquach info.
Thanks for the feedback!
OH you REALLY do not want to cancel Sanctuary,,REALLY you dont!! you need to fire a few of your people who are telling you what to do cause they dont have a clue,,
I really hope they have many more seasons to come! This program is the best of syfy, it would be a crime to lose it! I think they should explore the apparent relationship between Will and Magnus!
Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi) was the worst actress in history single handed ruined the show after the Ashley (Emille Ullerup) died the show became a X-man ripoff .Tesla went from Vampire to Magneto ..Just sad. Pure sell out.Kate Freelander a slave trader and murder is suddenly part of team of do-gooders. Who lead by a woman who daughter death was directly coursed by Kate Freelander.
Not to mention Agam Darshi was train as a writer and director not a actor and it shows.
For love god cancel it.
The show ruined.
AGREED!! She ruined the show, her line delivery is pathetic!!!
she has a degree in photography according to imdb. her photos come out nice but she looks weird on screen because of the strange facial expressions.
I have to agree, the worst actress since the beginning of TV and film is Agam Darshi. However, I have to say that she was not alone to destroy the show. I personally could never get used to Amanda Tapping’s teeth grinding accent… I still don’t know the purpose of the accent, if they wanted Tapping then they should have just re-written the character with a “normal” accent. The worse part about the show is of course, the writing, is Agam Darshi involved with that too? I hope not.
PLEASE. PLEASE DON’T AX THIS SHOW, LOVE ALL THE CAST AND STORIES.
SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE FIND A SHOW THAT IS REALY GREAT, IT IS CANCELED
VIVIAN
AGREED!!
Don’t you dare cancel the show and don’t pay attention to the other negative comments about Agam acting and Amanda british accent, because by now, people that love Amanda Tapping has gotten used to it by now, trust me, it was terrible at the biginning, but is not so bad as times go by, like on the last episodes and problably better on the comming season “really” SANTUARY at present, it’s one of the best SyFy series by far.
please dont cancel the show my husband and I love it and look forward to it every week.
I have a book called,’ Sanctuary’ by Nora Roberts. Is there a relation between the two?
Joanne Kelsey » I don’t believe so.
I hope the show doesn’t get cancelled, but that they hurry up and get rid of Kate Freelander. There is nothing redeeming about her character, and while the actress is pretty, the character is canonly filthy, remember her room? I can’t believe she’ still around one season later, and probably still wearing the same underwear from End of Nights.
Amanda’s accent is fine, please bring back Ashley, there’s been no awesome mother and daughter team up since Joyce and Buffy, it was unique.
Dude, if they want to diversify the cast (and I believe they need to, especially to reduce Unfortunate Implications where so far many villains have been coloured). What about Will’s friend form college plus his wife? Danny and Kayla Bradley? They were awesome, nice job from the actors, plus, it’s not often you see a Chinese man and Black woman couple with adorable children, and the characters worked with the homeless! This is so much better than human trafficker Kate Freelander.
This show was decent until the singing episode. What a pile of crap ! Definitely no stargate
Is this show comming back in 2012 or is it over for good? Some one please let me know.
Cord » It hasn’t been cancelled or renewed yet.