The BEST episodes of Sanctuary

Every episode of Sanctuary ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanctuary!

Sanctuary follows 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.

Last Updated: 12/26/2023Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
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Sanctuary for None (2)
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8.21
1479 votes

#1 - Sanctuary for None (2)

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2011

With the new Abnormal Homeland now openly under threat, Henry and Tesla learn that the SCIU weaponized Tesla's work to use against Abnormals. Bigfoot and Kate investigate Caleb's rise to power while Will and Abby look into Magnus' past.

Directors: Damian Kindler
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Kali (2)
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7.92
1291 votes

#2 - Kali (2)

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2010

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

Directors: Martin Wood
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Monsoon
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7.84
2039 votes

#3 - Monsoon

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2011

Magnus flies to a remote island in Africa to meet with the Sanctuary's new top secret advisor, but lands herself in the middle of a deadly hostage situation.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Awakening
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7.84
1920 votes

#4 - Awakening

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/2011

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

Directors: Lee Wilson
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Into the Black
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7.83
1745 votes

#5 - Into the Black

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/20/2011

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.

Directors: Damian Kindler
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Kali (1)
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7.81
1783 votes

#6 - Kali (1)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2010

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.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Breach
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7.81
2132 votes

#7 - Breach

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2010

Magnus responds to an anonymous call for help at an abandoned building. But when she gets trapped inside, she discovers whoever made the call has a very different agenda.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Tempus
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7.74
2040 votes

#8 - Tempus

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2011

Magnus has pursued Adam Worth back to 1898 London to stop him from altering and quite possibly completely destroying the future. As she battles to stop Worth, stay hidden from her past-self, and avoid taking any action that might change the events of history, Magnus must also figure out how to get back to her own present day timeline.

Directors: Martin Wood
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End of Nights (2)
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7.73
1729 votes

#9 - End of Nights (2)

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2009

Furious at being duped into a trap, Magnus takes on Kate, demanding information and complete access to her Cabal contacts. The Cabal’s true agenda is revealed and Magnus realizes that they are not only holding Ashley as ransom to obtain complete control of the Sanctuary Network, but turning her into the ultimate weapon. Now transformed into a Super Abnormal with devastating powers, Ashley and her newly cloned fighters begin their onslaught, destroying Sanctuaries in cities around the world. Tesla and Henry attempt to create a weapon that can stop the attacks…without killing Ashley. As the team prepares to defend the Sanctuary with Tesla’s new weapon, Magnus must come to the realization that they may not be able to stop the Cabal’s attacks without harming Ashley. She realizes she might have to choose between saving her only daughter, or losing the Sanctuary and all the lives and secrets within it.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Carentan
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7.72
1933 votes

#10 - Carentan

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/6/2011

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

Writer: James Thorpe
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Vigilante
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7.72
2200 votes

#11 - Vigilante

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2010

Will takes command of the Sanctuary while Magnus and Druitt search for a critical artifact in London. Knowing that Magnus's only hope for a cure lies in the secret subterranean city, Will ignores her warnings and releases Adam-Hyde in the hope that he will lead them to an access point for Hollow Earth.

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Sleepers
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7.72
1817 votes

#12 - Sleepers

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2009

Magnus and Will investigate a number of inexplicable teenage disappearances. The common denominator in the case seems to be that they all recently spent time at an exclusive rehab clinic in Mexico. Paying a visit to the clinic, Magnus and Will are surprised to meet the program’s director…none other than a disguised Nikola Tesla, one of the original Five. Tesla portentously explains he has been working on a treatment that cures the teens of their addictions in merely a week. Magnus and Will know Tesla has an ulterior motive and press him to disclose the real purpose for the clinic. Unable to hold back his excitement, Tesla reveals he is actually turning his patients into Vampires. Tesla’s treatment is designed to create a time-release of the Vampire gene, evolving his unsuspecting patients into Vampires over a 30-year period. But when one of his patients discovers the formula to speed up the process, they find themselves up against a powerful and determined group of new Vampires. Unless they can be stopped, Magnus fears Tesla may have unleashed the resurrection of the deadliest race of Abnormals ever to roam the Earth.

Writer: James Thorpe
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Revelations (2)
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7.71
1738 votes

#13 - Revelations (2)

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2009

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.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Kali (3)
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7.71
2258 votes

#14 - Kali (3)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2010

The Sanctuary team must find and stop Kali before the tidal wave could kill millions. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Will is still fighting for his life.

Directors: Martin Wood
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The Hollow Men
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7.64
2256 votes

#15 - The Hollow Men

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2010

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. Because of their source blood, Magnus insists that Tesla and Druitt stay behind as well, taking the only shield Tesla was able to construct for herself. The hidden city, however, is rigged with deadly security traps - and death awaits the team at every turn.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: James Thorpe
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Veritas
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7.63
1742 votes

#16 - Veritas

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2009

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.

Directors: Amanda Tapping
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End of Nights (1)
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7.63
1711 votes

#17 - End of Nights (1)

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2009

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

Directors: Martin Wood
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For King and Country
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7.63
2185 votes

#18 - For King and Country

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2010

With Adam on lockdown at the Sanctuary, Magnus investigates his connection to Hollow Earth - and Druitt - while being forced to reveal dark secrets about the chaotic origins of the Five.

Directors: Lee Wilson
Writer: James Thorpe
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Normandy
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7.63
1931 votes

#19 - Normandy

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2011

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

Directors: Martin Wood
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Firewall
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7.62
2229 votes

#20 - Firewall

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2010

Will suffers from amnesia regarding the events of his near-death experience, but some unwanted visitors become intent on finding out what is locked in his memory.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Animus
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7.62
2249 votes

#21 - Animus

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2010

Word of a possible werewolf sighting prompts Henry and Will to visit an English psychiatric facility. As they probe a potential connection to Henry's Hyper Accelerated Protean past - and future - Magnus and Tesla investigate the mysterious holographic city.

Directors: Martin Wood
Writer: Miranda Kwok
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Untouchable
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7.56
1919 votes

#22 - Untouchable

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2011

With a government inspector threatening to cut off the Sanctuary's funding, Magnus and Will must explain a mission gone wrong. Meanwhile, Henry has a surprise visitor with some shocking news.

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Pax Romana
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7.55
2214 votes

#23 - Pax Romana

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/2011

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. Magnus manages to save the city with the help from Gregory Magnus meanwhile Will tries to breakdown Adam's plan that can cause huge trouble.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Acolyte
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7.55
1850 votes

#24 - Acolyte

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2011

Kate returns from Hollow Earth with word that insurgents are about to strike an above-ground target – and may have inside help from a trusted member of Team Sanctuary.

Directors: Lee Wilson
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Uprising
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7.54
1739 votes

#25 - Uprising

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2011

As Hollow Earth Abnormals continue to arrive at the surface in droves, Will, Henry, Kate and Bigfoot scramble to prevent all-out war with the Lotus Security Forces. All the while, they are worrying about the whereabouts and safety of Magnus who was last seen heading to Praxis just before the city was destroyed.

Directors: Amanda Tapping
Writer: James Thorpe
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