Sci Fi Looks for "Sanctuary"

With the popularity of movies like "300" and "Sin City," it was only a matter of time before their unique visual style was transplanted to television. That's where Sci Fi Channel's new series comes in.

Titled "Sanctuary," the new program has the distinct honor of becoming TV's first series to use live actors in an all-green screen environment. According to MovieWeb, the show plans to use CGI to create 90 percent of its sets, much like last year's "300" did to fashion the Battle of Thermopylae. The show sounds like it's in good hands, seeing as how it's being helmed by Damian Kindler and Martin Wood, who have previously worked on "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis" respectively.

The show focuses on a doctor (actress Amanda Tapping) who believes there are mutant creatures among us, but hidden in the shadows. Helping to track these creatures down are her daughter, a tech guy and a profiler who's trained to find the unusual.

Production begins soon and 13 episodes are due this fall.--Chris Sardelli

