The BEST episodes of Sanctuary season 1

Every episode of Sanctuary season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sanctuary season 1!

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: 12/18/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Revelations (2)
star
7.71
1752 votes

#1 - 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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Edward
star
7.51
2067 votes

#2 - Edward

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2008

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.

Directors: Brenton Spencer
Writer: Sam Egan
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Sanctuary for All (2)
star
7.44
391 votes

#3 - Sanctuary for All (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2008

Directors: Martin Wood
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The Five
star
7.43
1947 votes

#4 - The Five

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2008

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."

Directors: Martin Wood
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Sanctuary for All (1)
star
7.42
3037 votes

#5 - Sanctuary for All (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2008

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.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Revelations (1)
star
7.36
1929 votes

#6 - Revelations (1)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/2009

Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders

Directors: Martin Wood
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Requiem
star
7.32
2066 votes

#7 - Requiem

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2008

Magnus and Will investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus’s life.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Kush
star
7.32
2004 votes

#8 - Kush

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2008

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. It becomes chillingly apparent that surviving the cold is the least of their worries and no one, not even Magnus and Will, is above suspicion.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Nubbins
star
7.32
2026 votes

#9 - Nubbins

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2008

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.

Directors: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Sam Egan
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Folding Man
star
7.25
2094 votes

#10 - Folding Man

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2008

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.

Directors: James Head
Writer: Sam Egan
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Fata Morgana
star
7.24
2414 votes

#11 - Fata Morgana

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2008

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. And their disappearance does not go undetected by a powerful cabal, resolute on reclaiming what it determines is theirs.

Directors: Martin Wood
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Warriors
star
7.23
1959 votes

#12 - Warriors

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2008

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.

Directors: Brenton Spencer
Writer: Peter Mohan
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Instinct
star
7.15
1802 votes

#13 - Instinct

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/2008

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

Directors: S.A. Adelson
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