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Premiered

Friday, October 3, 2008

Ended: Friday, January 9, 2009

When does Sanctuary Season 1 come out?

Sanctuary Season 1 premiered Friday, October 3, 2008 on Syfy and ended Friday, January 9, 2009. The season has 13 episodes.

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus and her Sanctuary team are on a quest to study and protect the strange and terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world. Along with their newest recruit, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman, the group must face their darkest fears and their worst nightmares in order to provide a safe haven for the monsters that lurk in the shadows.

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Sanctuary Season 1 release schedule

Sanctuary Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Sanctuary for All (1)

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.

Friday · 18 years ago

2. Sanctuary for All (2)

As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.

Friday · 18 years ago

3. Fata Morgana

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. Unbeknown 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.

Friday · 18 years ago

4. Folding Man

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.

Friday · 18 years ago

5. Kush

After capturing a particularly elusive abnormal the plane carrying Dr. Magnus and Will crashes while transporting the creature. Dr. Magnus and Will soon discover why this abnormal has never been captured before.

Friday · 18 years ago

6. Nubbins

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.

Friday · 18 years ago

7. The Five

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."

Friday · 17 years ago

8. Edward

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.

Friday · 17 years ago

9. Requiem

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

Friday · 17 years ago

10. Warriors

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.

Friday · 17 years ago

11. Instinct

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

Friday · 17 years ago

12. Revelations (1)

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

Friday · 17 years ago

13. Revelations (2) Finale

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.

Friday · 17 years ago

Sanctuary Season 1 guest stars

  • Jim Byrnes

    Jim Byrnes

    Gregory Magnus

  • Jonathon Young

    Jonathon Young

    Nikola Tesla

  • Amanda May

    Amanda May

    Sally the Mermaid

  • Katharine Isabelle

    Katharine Isabelle

    Sophie

  • Leah Cairns

    Leah Cairns

    Tatha

  • Kavan Smith

    Kavan Smith

    Detective Joe Kavanaugh

  • Laura Mennell

    Laura Mennell

    Caird

  • Kandyse McClure

    Kandyse McClure

    Meg

  • Miranda Frigon

    Miranda Frigon

    Danu

  • Peter Outerbridge

    Peter Outerbridge

    Malcolm Dawkins

  • Cainan Wiebe

    Cainan Wiebe

    Alexei

  • Alex Zahara

    Alex Zahara

    Carver

  • Peter Shinkoda

    Peter Shinkoda

    Andy Fetz

  • Mackenzie Gray

    Mackenzie Gray

    Mr.Jones

  • Matthew Walker

    Matthew Walker

    Oliver Braithwaite

  • Sarah Strange

    Sarah Strange

    Dr. Allison Grant

Sanctuary Season 1 FAQ

When does Sanctuary Season 1 come out?

Sanctuary Season 1 premiered Friday, October 3, 2008 on Syfy.

How many episodes are in Sanctuary Season 1?

Sanctuary Season 1 has 13 episodes.

Are new episodes of Sanctuary Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Sanctuary Season 1 finale?

The Sanctuary Season 1 finale (Episode 13) aired Friday, January 9, 2009.

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