Sanctuary granted to the SCIFI Channel
01/02/2008 . Source: Jessica Martin 
US cable outfit the SCIFI Channel has ordered a thirteen episode season of the original drama series Sanctuary, starring Amanda 'Stargate' Tapping. Sanctuary is a television series using live-action actors against mostly virtual sets and makes the leap to TV from the web where it began life as an online high-definition sci-fi web series. Buy Sanctuary in the USA - or Buy Sanctuary in the UK  Sanctuary will be produced by Stage 3 Media in association with the SCI FI Channel. Tricon Films and Television are worldwide distributors of the show. In the one-hour drama series, Amanda Tapping (Stargate's Lt. Col. Samantha Carter) stars as Dr. Helen Magnus who, along with her young protégé, Will Zimmerman, played by Robin Dunne (Dawson's Creek, Species 3), are on a quest to track down, aid and protect all manner of strange creatures that walk the earth ... aliens, bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, the usual suspects.
"Sanctuary promises to be a totally fresh television viewing experience," some American bloke at SCIFI Channel told SFcrowsnest.com. "This stylistic approach to 'virtual sets' has proven hugely popular on the big screen, and we have been looking for a chance to use it on a television series. We've worked with Damian, Martin, Amanda, and Sam on numerous projects in the past, and think they are the perfect team to tackle something this ambitious."
The show's sets are 90 per cent CGI and shot in the same style as the movies Beowulf, 300 and Sin City. Sanctuary creator, Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1) and producer/director Martin Wood (Stargate Atlantis) are the producers. Tapping and Sam Egan (Jeremiah, The Outer Limits, Masters of Science Fiction) also serve as executive producers. In addition to her producing and starring turns on Sanctuary, Amanda Tapping will also make guest appearances on several episodes of SCI FI Channel's Stargate Atlantis during its fifth season.
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