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Instinct

S1 : E11

TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.19.08

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

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Enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus study the eerie beings most humans dismiss as the imaginary stuff of nightmares.

Cast

Amanda Tapping, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ryan Robbins, Robin Dunne

Executive Producers

Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Keith Beedie

full-episodes (13)

Sanctuary For All - Part 1

S1 : E1 | TV-14 | 49 min | Aired: 03.10.08

The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) recruits an insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE) to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the strange, and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
Sanctuary For All - Part 2

S1 : E2 | TV-14 | 47 min | Aired: 10.03.08

Ashley is confronted by the sinister John Druitt who possesses a powerful force and a baffling knowledge of her mother, Magnus. Dr. Will Zimmerman must decide if he will take a leap of faith and join Magnus in the seemingly inexplicable world of the Sanctuary.
Fata Morgana

S1 : E3 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.07.08

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.
Folding Man

S1 : E4 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 10.17.08

An investigation into a string of bizarre robberies leads Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and Will (ROBIN DUNNE) to a crime ring of thieves who seem to be able to slip between the cracks of the law...literally.
Kush

S1 : E5 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 10.23.08

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.
Nubbins

S1 : E6 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 11.07.08

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.
The Five

S1 : E7 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.14.08

While leading a covert meeting in Rome, Magnus encounters Nikola Tesla, an old friend from her past who confides that the Cabal has come to exact revenge on her for the events in "Fata Morgana".
Edward

S1 : E8 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.21.08

A young artist with an uncanny ability to draw remarkably detailed pictures from memory may be the key to a solving a case surrounding the suspicious death of his abusive father. But it will take Will's forensic profiling to determine if the boy's drawings are inspired by reality or simply a terrifyingly vivid imagination.
Requiem

S1 : E9 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.05.08

Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and Will (ROBIN DUNNE) investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus's life.
Warriors

S1 : E10 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.12.08

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.
Instinct

S1 : E11 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.19.08

Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING) and the Sanctuary team attempt to capture a rare and deadly creature - all under the watchful eye of a local news crew.
Revelations - Part 1

S1 : E12 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 01.02.09

Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders. Recognizing the work of the Cabal, Magnus and Druitt assemble The Five for the first time in over a century as the only possible defense against an all-out war.
Revelations - Part 2

S1 : E13 | TV-14 | 44 min | Aired: 01.09.09

In the season finale of Sanctuary, 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 the powers of The Five.
End of Nights - Part 1

S2 : E1 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.09.09

While desperately searching for Ashley, who remains in the hands of the Cabal, the Sanctuary team encounter a con artist named Kate Freelander. After her relationship with the Cabal went sour she gives Helen the location of a secret Cabal facility that may lead them to her Ashley.
End of Nights - Part 2

S2 : E2 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.16.09

Tesla and Henry attempt to create a weapon to help stop the attacks by the Cabal on the many Sanctuaries around the world.
Eulogy

S2 : E3 | TV-MA | 46 min | Aired: 10.23.09

With all the chaos around them, the Sanctuary team must come to terms with how to rebuild after the Cabal's attacks.
Hero

S2 : E4 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.30.09

A superhero is trapped by Mangus, 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.
Pavor Nocturnus

S2 : E5 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.06.09

A confused Dr. Magnus finds the Sanctuary and surrounding city has been destroyed, but she has no idea how it happened. While searching the remains she is pounced on by a vicious creature, leading to two armed men rescuing her and taking her to a nearby abandoned building.
Fragments

S2 : E6 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.13.09

Dr. Helen Magnus fights to save the life of one of the Sanctuary's research scientists who is attacked by a seemingly docile Abnormal; baffled by the creature's behavior, Henry tries to see what, or who, caused the Abnormal to react so violently.
Veritas

S2 : E7 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.20.09

Will tries to defend Magnus from the heads of the Sanctuary Network when they accuse her of committing a shocking murder.
Next Tuesday

S2 : E8 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.04.09

While carrying an abnormal, Will and Magnus' helicopter crashes on a decommissioned oil rig.
Penance

S2 : E9 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.11.09

Helen reunites with Jimmy who transports an elemental Abnormal to the Sanctuary. However they are tracked down by the underground Mobsters. Kate proves her loyalty and bonds with Jimmy over a common history they share.
Sleepers

S2 : E10 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.18.09

Magnus and Will investigate the disappearances of teenagers with links to them spending time at a rehab clinic in Mexico. Magnus and Will are shocked to see Nikola Tesla as the program director.
Haunted

S2 : E11 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 01.08.10

Dr. Magnus and the team rescue a sinking ship near South Africa. Later at the Sanctuary, one of the passengers of the rescued ship is murdered, with Druitt as the prime suspect.
Kali - Part 1

S2 : E12 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 01.15.10

Magnus, Will and Kate head to Mumbai, India in order to investigate a murder. Things get worse when Will falls ill and disappears.
Kali - Part 2

S2 : E13 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 01.15.10

After finding Will barely alive, Magnus, Kate and Ravi rush him back to the Mumbai Sanctuary for emergency treatment. Magnus finds a link between the shocking details of Will's illness and the most powerful Abnormal on Earth, as he continues to call out to Kali, the beautiful woman in his visions.
Kali - Part 3

S3 : E1 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.15.10

The team must find Kali in order to prevent tidal waves from killing millions. Will fights for his life in Mumbai.
Firewall

S3 : E2 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.22.10

Will suffers from amnesia after his near-death experience; visitors are intent on finding out what is in his memory.
Bank Job

S3 : E3 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.29.10

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.
Trail of Blood

S3 : E4 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.05.10

Nikola Tesla resurfaces, sending Helen an SOS from deep within the Colombian Highlands. However, Will doesn't believe he can be trusted, and he may be right.
Hero II: Broken Arrow

S3 : E5 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.12.10

Kate gains superpowers when an Abnormal adheres itself to her after gunmen breach the Sanctuary in a bid to steal the creature.
Animus

S3 : E6 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.19.10

Will and Henry travel to the UK to follow up on a werewolf sighting and end up uncovering a dark connection to Henry's past and future.
Breach

S3 : E7 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.26.10

Magnus is trapped inside an abandoned building when she responds to an anonymous call for help; she learns the caller had a very different agenda.
For King & Country

S3 : E8 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.03.10

With Adam Worth under tight security back at the Sanctuary, Magnus discloses the turbulent beginnings he shares with The Five.
Vigilante

S3 : E9 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.10.10

Will releases Adam in an effort to cure Magnus...and find the hidden city.
Hollow Men

S3 : E10 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.17.10

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.
Pax Romana

S3 : E11 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 04.05.11

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.
Hangover

S3 : E12 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 04.22.11

Magnus returns from a trip to find the Sanctuary in chaos and a UN inspection team just hours away.
One Night

S3 : E13 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 04.25.11

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.
Metamorphosis

S3 : E14 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 05.02.11

Will's transformation has him literally climbing the walls.
Wingman

S3 : E15 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 05.09.11

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

S3 : E16 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 05.16.11

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

S3 : E17 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 05.23.11

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

S3 : E18 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 06.06.11

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

S3 : E19 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 06.13.11

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

S3 : E20 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 06.20.11

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.
Tempus

S4 : E1 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.07.11

Magnus goes to 1898 London to try to stop Adam Worth from saving his daughter, which would alter the current time line in the Season 4 premiere.
Uprising

S4 : E2 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.14.11

Wil, Kate and Bigfoot struggle to prevent an all-out Abnormal war.
Untouchable

S4 : E3 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.21.11

Will and Magnus must explain a mission gone wrong to a UN Inspector before the Sanctuary's funding is cut off.
Monsoon

S4 : E4 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 10.28.11

Magnus's mission to an African island touches off a tense hostage situation.
Resistance

S4 : E5 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.04.11

A mission to secure a dangerous Abnormal reveals an old friend whose loyalties are in question.
Homecoming

S4 : E6 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.11.11

Magnus gets tied up in an Abnormal scheme and Will runs into trouble at the Liberian Sanctuary.
Icebreaker

S4 : E7 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.18.11

Magnus must race to free an icebreaker trapped under mysterious circumstances.
Fugue

S4 : E8 | TV-14 | 45 min | Aired: 11.25.11

Magnus and Will discover the only way to communicate with an Abnormal that attacked Abby.
Chimera

S4 : E9 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 11.29.11

Adam Worth resurfaces as an avatar in a virtual Sanctuary, where he imperils Magnus and Tesla in a bid to enter the real world.
Acolyte

S4 : E10 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.09.11

Trouble from Hollow Earth insurgents leads to a reunion...and an unanticipated betrayal.
The Depths

S4 : E11 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.16.11

In search of a legendary abnormal, Magnus and Will become trapped by a cave-in.
Sanctuary for None: Part I

S4 : E12 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.23.11

In search of a legendary abnormal, Magnus and Will become trapped by a cave-in.
Sanctuary for None: Part II

S4 : E13 | TV-14 | 46 min | Aired: 12.30.11

A final confrontation looms as the team races to prevent the unleashing of a doomsday weapon.

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