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.
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- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes aired
- 59
- Latest aired
- S04E13
- Total runtime
- 1d 20h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 2008 – January 2009 13 episodes
- Season 2 October 2009 – January 2010 13 episodes
- Season 3 October 2010 – June 2011 20 episodes
- Season 4 October 2011 – December 2011 13 episodes
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S01E01 Sanctuary for All (1)
October 3 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E02 Sanctuary for All (2)
October 3 · 45min find the promo
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As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.
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S01E03 Fata Morgana
October 10 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E04 Folding Man
October 17 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E05 Kush
October 24 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E06 Nubbins
November 7 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E07 The Five
November 14 · 45min find the promo
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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."
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S01E08 Edward
November 21 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E09 Requiem
December 5 · 45min find the promo
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Magnus and Will investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus’s life.
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S01E10 Warriors
December 12 · 45min find the promo
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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.
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S01E11 Instinct
December 19 · 45min find the promo
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Magnus 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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S01E12 Revelations (1)
January 2 · 45min find the promo
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Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders
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S01E13 Revelations (2)
January 9 · 45min find the promo
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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.