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Syfy has greenlit production on a fourth season of "Sanctuary," it was announced by Mark Stern, president, original programming, Syfy & co-head, original content, Universal Cable Productions. "Sanctuary" season four is slated to commence production on a 13-episode season in spring 2011 in Vancouver with an eye toward a fall 2011 premiere on Syfy.
"Sanctuary" follows brilliant scientist Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and
her team, who use their unique combination of instinct, medicine and
cutting-edge science to find and aid a clandestine population of beings that
the world refuses to believe exists. The series also stars Robin Dunne as
forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman, Agam Darshi as the quick-witted Kate
Freelander, Ryan Robbins as tech wiz Henry Foss and Christopher Heyerdahl as
the sinister John Druitt.
One of television's most groundbreaking series, shooting almost entirely on
green screen, "Sanctuary" was the first television series in North America to
exclusively use the RED camera, thus leading to a 2008 Emmy nomination for its visual effects.
Created by Damian Kindler ("Stargate SG-1," "Stargate Atlantis"), "Sanctuary" is
produced in association with Syfy and is distributed by Tricon Films and
Television. Season three of the series is executive produced by Damian Kindler, Tapping, Martin Wood, Keith Beedie and Tricon Films.
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year-round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science
fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic website (www.Syfy.com) and a
portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless
possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in
98 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's
leading media and entertainment companies.