Sanctuary for All

"**Sanctuary for All**"
"Sanctuary for All"
Sanctuary episodes
	Will Zimmerman and Helen Magnus in the "Sanctuary"
Episode nos.	Season 1; Episodes 1 & 2
Directed by	Martin Wood
Story by	Damian Kindler
Teleplay by	Sam Egan & Damian Kindler
Original air date	October 3, 2008
Guest appearances
	Ryan Robbins as Henry Foss; Kavan Smith as Joe Kavanagh; Kandyse McClure as Meg; Cainan Wiebe as Alexi; Panou as Sylvio Rudd; Peter Shinkoda as Andy Fetz; Chuck Campbell as Two Faced Guy (front face); Brad Proctor as Two Faced Guy (back face); Darien Provost as Young Will; Nicholas Podbrey as Man; Michael Adamthwaite as Albert Russo; Malik McCall as Lawrence Birch; Diana Pavlovská as Jagna Mitrovna; Aidan Pringle as Vern Kovacs; Mihola Terzic as Waitress; Kirsten Robek as Mary Anne Zimmerman; Dana McLoughlin as Hooker/John's victim; David (Dan) Joffre as Transit Cop; Dan Shea as Transit Cop; Amanda May as Sally, the Mermaid; Ian Wallace as Fire Creature; Ivan de Leon as Med Tech; Ellie Harvey as Eleanor; Sheri Noel as Molly;
Episode chronology
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	List of episodes

"Sanctuary for All" is the two-part series premiere of the science fiction television series Sanctuary, a television spinoff from the web series of the same name. Both parts originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States for October 3, 2008, and subsequently aired on ITV4 in the United Kingdom on October 6 and October 13, 2008. They were written by Damian Kindler, and directed by Martin Wood; both were known for their works on the Stargate franchise.

"Sanctuary for All" is set in the fictional city of Old City, where forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) investigates the bizarre murder of two police officers, and eventually comes across Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and her team, who are hunting the creature responsible, known as an "abnormal". The title refers to the motto on Magnus's business card. It also achieved high ratings for both the Sci Fi Channel and ITV4, and received generally positive reviews. For its visual effects, the series premiere won a Gemini Award, and a further Leo and Emmy nominations.