Review of: Sanctuary Overall Rating: 8 Sanctuary started as an online series and was later picked up by Sci-Fi Network. They made some changes to the short webisodes but kept the spirit of the series. I’m really enjoying it so far. Sanctuary is a haven established by Dr. Helen Magnus where she seeks out all manner of terrifying and monstrous creatures. Some of these creatures she needs to lock up to protect the public, and some of them she needs to protect from the public. She is aided in her quest by her reluctant protégé Will Zimmerman, her intrepid, if somewhat reckless, daughter Ashley, the talkative geek Henry Foss, a computer and security expert, and her taciturn Neanderthal-like assistant.