Sanctuary

The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals—a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence.

Seasons

4

Episodes aired

59

Latest aired

S04E13

Total runtime

1d 20h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 October 2008 – January 2009 13 episodes
2. Season 2 October 2009 – January 2010 13 episodes
3. Season 3 October 2010 – June 2011 20 episodes
4. Season 4 October 2011 – December 2011 13 episodes

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  S02E01 End of Nights (1)

  October 9 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S02E02 End of Nights (2)

  October 16 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The Cabal's new "Super-Abnormals" begin destroying Sanctuaries around the world. It won't be long before they launch their attack on the Old City Sanctuary, and Magnus must choose between saving Ashley and saving the Sanctuary Network.

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  S02E03 Eulogy

  October 23 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E04 Hero

  October 30 · 45min find the promo

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  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.

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  S02E05 Pavor Nocturnus

  November 6 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E06 Fragments

  November 13 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E07 Veritas

  November 20 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E08 Next Tuesday

  December 4 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  While transporting a usually docile abnormal, Magnus's helicopter crashes, leaving her and Will stranded in the shaft of an abandoned oil rig. They soon find they are not alone in the water.

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  S02E09 Penance

  December 11 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  While an old friend of Magnus', a pouched abnormal named Jimmy, is handing over a fire elemental to the Sanctuary team, they are attacked by a gang of criminal abnormals from Chicago. The situation presents a lot of mysteries to be solved and quickly.

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  S02E10 Sleepers

  December 18 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  When rich youngsters begin to disappear after an apparent death and then come back to life, the trail leads Will & Magnus to a drug clinic in Mexico run by Nicola Tesla. Knowing his all-times plans, big trouble to be expected.

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  S02E11 Haunted

  January 8 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E12 Kali (1)

  January 15 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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.

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  S02E13 Kali (2)

  January 15 · 45min find the promo

  Show synopsis

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