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  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • SyFy
  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • SyFy

Summary Sanctuary, the first broadcast caliber Sci-Fi series developed specifically for the Internet and the first to be filmed entirely on Green Screen, stars Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, one of the first female doctors in the Royal College during Victorian England. Dr. Magnus takes over her fathers' sanctuary for supernatural creatures,...

  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • SyFy
  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • SyFy

Sanctuary

Season 1 Premiere: Oct 3, 2008
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
56
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 45 User Ratings
8.0
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Summary Sanctuary, the first broadcast caliber Sci-Fi series developed specifically for the Internet and the first to be filmed entirely on Green Screen, stars Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, one of the first female doctors in the Royal College during Victorian England. Dr. Magnus takes over her fathers' sanctuary for supernatural creatures,...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
56
14% Positive
2 Reviews
86% Mixed
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
56
14% Positive
2 Reviews
86% Mixed
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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Given that, let me also say that virtual sets don't make up for virtual plots. Not that Sanctuary doesn't have its moments, and those moments might prove to be fast and furious after tonight's two-hour premiere when the show goes to a more manageable one-hour format.
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
60
It takes on an early thrilling ride, only to inexplicably start coasting when we need it to shift to the next gear.
By Ray Richmond FULL REVIEW
60
The competent but uninspiring two-hour pilot doesn't deliver the kind of thrills destined to rock anyone else's world.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
60
Much of it feels dreadfully slow, not so much moody as stretched for time....Things do pick up significantly with the arrival of Christopher Heyerdahl as John Druitt.
By Mary McNamara FULL REVIEW
60
Sanctuary’s pace is a little on the stately side, and the show is competent if not particularly innovative sci-fi.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
50
It’s not an embarrassment for the channel, but it doesn’t raise the stakes either.
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40
The show isn't helped by a two-hour premiere that states and re-states its premise too many times.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 45 User Ratings
8.0
82% Positive
37 Ratings
16% Mixed
7 Ratings
2% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 45 User Ratings
8.0
82% Positive
37 Ratings
16% Mixed
7 Ratings
2% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund
  • Sanctuary 1 Productions
  • Stage 3 Media
Initial Release Date: Oct 3, 2008
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Leo Awards
• 19 Wins & 63 Nominations
Gemini Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations

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