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Season 1

  • S01E01 Sanctuary for All (1)

    • October 3, 2008
    • Space

    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.

  • S01E02 Sanctuary for All (2)

    • October 3, 2008
    • Space
  • S01E03 Fata Morgana

    • October 10, 2008
    • Space

    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. Unbeknownst 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.

  • S01E04 Folding Man

    • October 17, 2008
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S01E05 Kush

    • October 24, 2008
    • SYFY

    Returning with an abnormal captured in the Himalayas, Magnus and Will are stranded from civilization and aid after their plane goes down in a desolate mountain range. While anxiously waiting for a rescue team, the surviving passengers begin to fall victim to vicious and deadly attacks throughout the night. It becomes chillingly apparent that surviving the cold is the least of their worries and no one, not even Magnus and Will, is above suspicion.

  • S01E06 Nubbins

    • November 7, 2008
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S01E07 The Five

    • November 14, 2008
    • SYFY

    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."

  • S01E08 Edward

    • November 21, 2008
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S01E09 Requiem

    • December 5, 2008
    • SYFY

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

  • S01E10 Warriors

    • December 12, 2008
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S01E11 Instinct

    • December 19, 2008
    • SYFY

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

  • S01E12 Revelations (1)

    • January 2, 2009
    • SYFY

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

  • S01E13 Revelations (2)

    • January 9, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 End of Nights (1)

    • October 9, 2009
    • SYFY

    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

  • S02E02 End of Nights (2)

    • October 16, 2009
    • SYFY

    Furious at being duped into a trap, Magnus takes on Kate, demanding information and complete access to her Cabal contacts. The Cabal’s true agenda is revealed and Magnus realizes that they are not only holding Ashley as ransom to obtain complete control of the Sanctuary Network, but turning her into the ultimate weapon. Now transformed into a Super Abnormal with devastating powers, Ashley and her newly cloned fighters begin their onslaught, destroying Sanctuaries in cities around the world. Tesla and Henry attempt to create a weapon that can stop the attacks…without killing Ashley. As the team prepares to defend the Sanctuary with Tesla’s new weapon, Magnus must come to the realization that they may not be able to stop the Cabal’s attacks without harming Ashley. She realizes she might have to choose between saving her only daughter, or losing the Sanctuary and all the lives and secrets within it.

  • S02E03 Eulogy

    • October 23, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E04 Hero

    • October 30, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E05 Pavor Nocturnus

    • November 6, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E06 Fragments

    • November 13, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E07 Veritas

    • November 20, 2009
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E08 Next Tuesday

    • December 4, 2009
    • SYFY

    Magnus and Will are called to make a straightforward retrieval of a rare Abnormal off the coast of Louisiana. With a commissioned helicopter, the retrieval is successful and their cargo securely on board. But as the pair starts heading back to the mainland, something causes the unusual sea creature to break loose. Unable to control the Abnormal and the helicopter simultaneously, Magnus and Will make a crash landing and find themselves entangled in guy wire, precariously dangling over an abandoned oil bore well several feet above the water in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. With the Abnormal nowhere to be found, Magnus concludes it has made its getaway into the depths of the water. But their solitude doesn’t last long. Not only does the Abnormal return, it’s even angrier than before. And Magnus and Will quickly learn they must escape or become its next victim.

  • S02E09 Penance

    • December 11, 2009
    • SYFY

    Magnus is reunited with an old friend, Jimmy who is transporting a valuable elemental Abnormal to the Sanctuary for safety. But an underground mob accustomed to cashing in on the Abnormal black market, tracks down Jimmy and his valuable cargo before the delivery is complete. Magnus and Jimmy find themselves in a dangerous shootout, determined to save the Abnormal. Will, Kate and Henry are quick on the scene as backup. Kate proves her worth when she manages to get Jimmy and the Abnormal to safety. But not before taking a shot from one of the mobsters herself. Hiding out in an abandoned, derelict motel room until the immediate danger of the mob passes, Jimmy tends to Kate’s gunshot wound. With little to do but talk and wait for Magnus to find them, Jimmy and Kate discover an unexpected common history.

  • S02E10 Sleepers

    • December 18, 2009
    • SYFY

    Magnus and Will investigate a number of inexplicable teenage disappearances. The common denominator in the case seems to be that they all recently spent time at an exclusive rehab clinic in Mexico. Paying a visit to the clinic, Magnus and Will are surprised to meet the program’s director…none other than a disguised Nikola Tesla, one of the original Five. Tesla portentously explains he has been working on a treatment that cures the teens of their addictions in merely a week. Magnus and Will know Tesla has an ulterior motive and press him to disclose the real purpose for the clinic. Unable to hold back his excitement, Tesla reveals he is actually turning his patients into Vampires. Tesla’s treatment is designed to create a time-release of the Vampire gene, evolving his unsuspecting patients into Vampires over a 30-year period. But when one of his patients discovers the formula to speed up the process, they find themselves up against a powerful and determined group of new Vampires. Unless they can be stopped, Magnus fears Tesla may have unleashed the resurrection of the deadliest race of Abnormals ever to roam the Earth.

  • S02E11 Haunted

    • January 8, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E12 Kali (1)

    • January 15, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S02E13 Kali (2)

    • January 15, 2010
    • SYFY

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

Season 3

  • S03E01 Kali (3)

    • October 15, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E02 Firewall

    • October 22, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E03 Bank Job

    • October 29, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E04 Trail of Blood

    • November 5, 2010
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E05 Hero II: Broken Arrow

    • November 12, 2010
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E06 Animus

    • November 19, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E07 Breach

    • November 26, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E08 For King and Country

    • December 3, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E09 Vigilante

    • December 10, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E10 The Hollow Men

    • December 17, 2010
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E11 Pax Romana

    • April 15, 2011
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E12 Hangover

    • April 22, 2011
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E13 One Night

    • April 25, 2011
    • SYFY

    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.

  • S03E14 Metamorphosis

    • May 2, 2011
    • SYFY

    Will's transformation has him literally climbing the walls.

  • S03E15 Wingman

    • May 9, 2011
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E16 Awakening

    • May 16, 2011
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E17 Normandy

    • May 23, 2011
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E18 Carentan

    • June 6, 2011
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E19 Out of the Blue

    • June 13, 2011
    • SYFY

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

  • S03E20 Into the Black

    • June 20, 2011
    • SYFY

    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.

Season 4

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Webisode 1

    • May 14, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Webisode 2

    • May 28, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Webisode 3

    • June 11, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Webisode 4

    • June 25, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Webisode 5

    • July 16, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Webisode 6

    • July 30, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Webisode 7

    • August 17, 2007
    • SYFY

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Webisode 8

    • August 30, 2007
    • SYFY

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