7.3/10554 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.5/10465 votes#2 - Sanctuary for All (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2008
As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Sam Egan, Damian Kindler
7.2/10428 votes#3 - 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. 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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.1/10380 votes#4 - 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.
Director: James Head
Writer: Sam Egan
7.3/10374 votes#5 - Kush
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2008
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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.3/10402 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Sam Egan
7.9/10377 votes#7 - 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."
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.6/10351 votes#8 - 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.
Director: Brenton Spencer
Writer: Sam Egan
7.5/10359 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
6.8/10314 votes#10 - 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.
Director: Brenton Spencer
Writer: Peter Mohan
7.6/10342 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Damian Kindler
8.2/10346 votes#12 - 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
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Sam Egan, Damian Kindler
8.3/10356 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.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
The Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 1
Every episode of Sanctuary Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 1!
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Sanctuary for All (1)" is the best rated episode of "Sanctuary" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 554 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 10/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Sanctuary for All (2)".