SANCTUARY, a new sci-fi series from the creators of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis launches on ITV4 tonight. The 13-part series is based on the world’s first high-definition science-fiction Web series and will be the first television series to use live-action actors against mostly virtual sets.

Here is a quick synopsis of tonight’s episode:

Forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne) investigates a disturbing case in which two officers from his precinct are killed. Although they have a suspect in custody and the case is considered closed, something doesn’t add up for Zimmerman who takes it upon himself to investigate further and follow his keen instinct.

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ITV4 today announce that they have acquired the UK premiere of SANCTUARY, a new sci-fi series from the creators of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. The 13-part series is based on the world’s first high-definition science-fiction Web series and will be the first television series to use live-action actors against mostly virtual sets.

In the one-hour drama, Stargate: SG-1 star Amanda Tapping stars as Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year old physician who studies monsters. She is aided in her work by her reluctant protégé, psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne, Species 3, Dawson’s Creek), and her fearless daughter Ashley (Emilie Ullerup, Battlestar Gallactica). Together they seek to find and help the strange and often frightening creatures that populate their world.

SANCTUARY is the first television series shot almost entirely on green screen with live-action actors using the same cutting-edge style as the feature films 300 and Sin City. The result is an original graphic novel tone that blends detailed 3D backgrounds with live-action and game-style cinematics. SANCTUARY makes the leap to television from the Internet where it began as the world’s first high-definition sci-fi web series. Within one month of Sanctuary’s online premiere on May 13, 2007, more than 500,000 people had viewed the 20-minute series pilot.
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