sanctuary season season canadian science fiction fantasy television series sanctuary premiered united_states october concluded united_kingdom january episodes follows actions secret organization known sanctuary track series creatures known bring sanctuary refuge main story arc season involves sanctuary working organization seek control gain billed opening credits main cast initially web series sanctuary successful sci commission television series series creator head writer hired wrote episodes composed season long storyline episodes written christmas season season green lit principal photography started instance north american television red cameras season filmed green screen warehouse british_columbia instances filmed location including outside vancouver produced season visual effects virtual sets meant produced visual effects episode forms special effects including present season estimated million sanctuary season aired countries worldwide season premiere drew largest audience million viewers highest rated sci premiere july including time shifted viewing season seen average million viewers episode ratings success allowed renew sanctuary second season critical reactions season mixed reviewers noted episodes hit miss liked later episodes total won awards season released disc set dvd september region september region october region episodes table number column refers episode number entire series number second column indicates episode number particular season viewers millions refers americans watched episode live day broadcast cast regular cast season consists principal cast members plays series protagonist year old english scientist runs sanctuary network tapping hair color role plays forensic psychiatrist protégé pilot noted portrayal differed vastly season played different plays daughter enjoyed working cast season felt tapping teacher treat working tapping young new actress plays characters abnormal works sanctuary fiancé father wear tapping believed incredible gift wearing acting creating real humanity felt nervous excited playing scene plays recurring cast guest appearances plays runs sanctuary computer security systems producers wanted henry set lighter tone series add goofy fun humor including somewhat dire situations producers cast pleased performance plays faced guy character face head face accomplished visual effects plays associate character originally named played director unavailable scenes season premiere young stars suggested young producers ended highly impressed performance young played man appearing series whilst filming second revelations young scenes underground city filmed scheduled play episode shot time filming actors played watson griffin cast producers later cast watson according casting easy sensibility like filming scenes want prop removed takes wanted stay character producers conceived granddaughter looking young local actress play look like potential love interest later play recommended worked auditioned like performance wood believed actor performance perfect character stranded plane episode learn speak week advance filming guest starred filming scenes complained dry eye problem kept making tear ended beneficial portrayal character canadian actor guest stars fight promoter warriors script decided character speak british accent like film lock stock smoking barrels producers wanted cast instinct appeared vancouver based productions including producers felt audition brought lot energy character production development series creator conceived pilot stargate writer later asked director potential series wood believed years later asked project accepted sanctuary originally started weekly web series produced vancouver based producers series looking expand series including television success web series january announced commissioning season episodes television allowed producers widen scope season according actress executive producer season different seen web character helen crazy character eccentric sexy season given estimated budget million writing episodes season written assist writing season believed creative passionate talented episodes season written christmas season series given green light rewritten establish season long storyline episodes finished writing stage little half weeks filming commenced times scripts written executive fed writers asking certain elements explained audience understand wrote parts sanctuary requiem instinct second revelations penned scripts quickly written half days wood contributed story bringing idea incorporating irish mythology start giving season ancient mythological feel introduces series episodes involving working relationship significant series mythology revealing got longevity actually tapping believed introducing cool concept introduced vampires episode felt best introduce dead species felt including real life historic figures thing requiem wanted scenario difficult decision deal threat episode believed good episode ended highlight season according producers writing instinct inspired wanted audience protagonists hunting abnormal real time according plan wrote folding man edward warriors revelations wrote sanctuary liked include effect scripts plot device interprets scenes different points view writing folding man realized inadvertently based episode x-files inspired star trek original series episode trouble edward inspired hearing young english man syndrome flew city visited able accurately draw city mural feet wide episode involved abnormal wanted boy draw faster writing warriors wanted father plans introduce idea final episode gregory written longevity daughter decided include explanation survived years aging wanted hint audience fact frozen intention revelations tie previous episodes particularly involving set second season main issue writing finale showing interrogated fact experimented turn wrote script quickly believed turn way hoped differences differences original episodes season example introduction murders prostitute arriving pilot writer included dialogue characters murders way proving audience evil ending leave sanctuary mercenaries sisters escape directly tells father season producers decided aware midway want tell directly hint pick pieces filming initial photography started took place warehouse british_columbia episode took seven days film completed little half episodes season original premiere sanctuary episode final eighteen months passed shooting web series episodes difficulties included fact portrays grew taller actors consciously played characters open filmed red cameras series north_america use red camera system away tape film records straight hard drive allowing series post production team immediate access day footage capable recording resolution times resolution current high definition season filmed directors wood directed thirteen episodes spent days preparing film premiere found requiem favorite episode direct favorite sets remaining episodes directed folding man directed directed edward warriors directed instinct filmed episode long takes accomplish real time perspective approached wood direct considered lighter episode preferred dramatic episode past cameo appearances works broke tradition directing episode according head season filmed green screen warehouse unlike shows elaborate sets built scenes filmed instead created cgi technology virtual sets actors rooms looked like aid practical props placed production crew rain wind machines film scenes set outdoors practical sets season minutes sanctuary filmed partially decommissioned described knife locations studio parking lot provided different types locations like city streets warehouse provided filming location instinct final filming days spent outside vancouver fifth episode filmed damaged fuselage set built production designer episode cast disliked episode act freezing temperatures fact degrees expensive set producers wanted reuse later redesigned look like inside submarine requiem revelations released filmed fourth episode considered aired folding man tapping felt strongly great stand episode sanctuary characters appeared comfortable folding man episodes caused major continuity issue appears neck sanctuary folding man effects season visual effects produced company serving producer visual effects supervisor filmed green screen episode contains estimated visual effect shots contrast average episode stargate tapping starred contained larger visual effects sequences opening sequence premiere took months produce visual effect produced original remastered characters movement faced guy rear face computer generated imagery cgi difficult effect produce prosthetic application added campbell head second face talking character entirely visual effect face wife director rendered creating eponymous predator described proper budget driven issue rendering cgi creatures having difficult decided attempt work easier visual effects team work producers hoped achieve interaction cast guide versions nicknamed carry designing transition vampire producers realizing vampires included works past wanted look unique wilson based vampire look film days night hard work anthem producers requiem bottle episodes visual effects team break instead forms special effects create feel production crew wind machines paper snow fake snow problem cast suffered eyes exposed placed outside port hole set requiem complete effects walk shot cast member stay directors signal react shot walking frame later cut effect involving scene characters revelations complete shot film different shots talking talking characters seen walking stand replace form special effects create composed team artists stated team tried interesting unique week abnormal shown end stand wore prosthetic suit costume took long time apply warriors wore muscle suit previously worn film men stand corpses beginning sanctuary props department possession holes added easier actors drawings edward produced sanctuary art department season stunts coordinated develop scenes warriors fight coordinator helped stunts filming scenes played fighters replaced actor broke knee filming seconds broadcast reception broadcast originally airing united_states season broadcast countries worldwide tapping believed channel good home base worked network years adding understand genre understand fans season commenced parts sanctuary october following episodes aired friday time slot october january canada aired united_kingdom season picked broadcast episode broadcast october days release australia season debuted march ratings sanctuary started season million viewers household rating original broadcast highest rated series premiere pilot episode july number prime time cable entertainment program adults aged years fourth adults aged years high ratings views sanctuary page rose million video streams day broadcast viewing figures following episodes somewhat million finale drew biggest audience premiere revelations seen million viewers received household rating including season averaged million viewers rating season sanctuary beat fifth season lead stargate atlantis tenths point success ordered second season november united_kingdom sanctuary seen viewers second received viewers following week ratings steadily declined season finale penultimate episode received lowest ratings season viewers critical reception season received generally mixed reviews critics metacritic gave season normalized rating based seven reviews indicating mixed average reviews new_york_post stated monsters rate virtual sets cool acting excellent fighting fatigue watching farewell party plot chicago_tribune felt pace little unclear tapping speaks english accent believed low key low budget sci action hybrid interest fans tapping earlier work stargate los_angeles_times felt feels slow moody stretched time hard sell dialogue imperfect children adopted meaning immigrant families doesn flow faster stated looks great variety called episodes competent said suffers comparison number similarly themed dramas recently fun loving believes hard imagine series satisfying odd behalf stargate new_york_times felt sanctuary sits level writing performance stargate shows means doesn narrative force wit creativity best original series adding embarrassment channel doesn raise stakes noted connection stargate 12th year going strong thought sanctuary interesting concept felt episodes hit miss series use green screen sets stated works cgi sets use improvement felt convincing british scientist conclusion stated sanctuary kick good series writers actually write depth den geek rated season stars stating acting scripting good sanctuary lacks wit charm genre shows like doctor way episodes alternate fighting exposition gives impression watching play walker dubbed poor man vampire slayer said makes early evening viewing walker believed dvd season die hard fans total sci rated season summed frequently predictable sanctuary usually provides entertaining hour dvd talk fan tapping earlier work stargate believes season highly recommended noticed shows seven great awards nominations season won total awards pilot episode sanctuary won best visual effects warriors won best dramatic series actor won best guest performance male dramatic series role edward beating star won best guest performance female dramatic series episode won best lead performance female dramatic series role helen requiem prestigious nomination season primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects sanctuary lost award heroes home video releases dvd box set season published released region september region october region september season later released united_states june australia june disc set consists episodes audio commentaries cast crew original installments set includes scenes welcome sanctuary sanctuary reel photo gallery sneak preview season dvd talk reacted positively number extras rating half stars pleased original included set
Sanctuary (season 1)