Sci Fi gets live-action 'Sanctuary'

Thursday, January 31 2008, 12:20 GMT
By Alex Fletcher (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a88363/sci-fi-gets-live-action-sanctuary.html#), Entertainment Reporter
The Sci Fi Channel has commissioned a live-action TV series in the style of films 300 and Sin City called Sanctuary.

There will be 13 episodes of the show, which originated online as a high-definition web series, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Sanctuary is created by Stargate SG-1 producers Damian Kindler and Martin Wood and executive producer Sam Egan.

The show stars Amanda Tapping as Dr Helen Magnus, who hunts and aids strange creatures that walk the Earth with her young protege Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne).

Sci Fi's Mark Stern said: "We were blown away by the level of quality they have been able to achieve on a Web budget.

"We loved the world they'd created, and we particularly loved their approach, since we had been looking for a way to apply the virtual-set CGI environment from films like 300 and Sin City to a television series."

Do you know about when they're going to air it on Sci Fi? I haven't had the time to catch any of the webisodes and I'd hate to miss it when it's actually on tv. It sounds so cool and I've heard lots of good things about it.

FilmDiva6,

I think the 13 episodes that have been ordered will be unique to airing and not the actual webisodes that have been released so far.

From the official blog (http://sanctuaryforall.com/weblog/)....Sci Fi Channel in the U.S. has ordered a full 13-episode season of Sanctuary and we begin production in March. International television distribution deals are still being negotiated, you can expect to hear more about these in the weeks to come but rest assured, nobody’s being left out.
... so if you haven't watched the webisodes yet, you may want to catch them soon.

Thanks so much for the info. I'll be checking the webisodes out really soon.