Stats and facts

The series in stats and facts

Published: Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 4:59PM

Strictly for the hardcore fans, we bring you the details you need to know...

Sanctuary by numbers:
3.7 million: downloads and views across the Internet that Sanctuary received within the first six months of being on the web (as webisodes)

13: the number of episodes in the first series of Sanctuary

157: Magnus’ age

7: floors in the Sanctuary

80: crew working on the show

4: approximate number of months it takes to complete one episode, from first day of shooting to final delivery

Over 1,000: approximate number of visual effects shots in only the first four episodes

5: hours spent in the prosthetics make-up chair by an actor to evolve into one of the creatures in Sanctuary

2: hours spent in the make-up chair by an actor to get out of prosthetics

Firsts:
Sanctuary was the first television series in North America to start production using the new RED camera exclusively, capturing images at four times the resolution of a high definition camera
 
It’s the first web series to become a full-season television series

Sanctuary is one of the only television series to shoot extensively on green screen with virtual sets

Awards:
As a webisode series, Sanctuary won:
• Guinness World Record: Highest Budget for a Direct-to-Web Broadcast
• 2007 Vancouver International Digital Festival award: Best Digital Visual Effects
• SyfyPortal.com award: Best Web Production
• 2007 TV Guide Online Awards: Best Original Web Drama Series