Yes, yes, I know, it sucks that Amanda Tapping is no longer on Stargate: Atlantis, and that we’re now forced to stare at Robert Picardo’s shiny dome instead of Amanda’s nice curves, but there is a bright side: Amanda Tapping is returning to TV with Sanctuary, the TV version of her web series of the same name. The Sci Fi Channel has greenlight the series, which Amanda stars in as Helen Magnus, and the whole thing will be shot on a green screen studio ala “Sin City” and “300″.

Amanda talks about her character, via IGN:

Tapping plays Magnus with an English accent, and she takes about how this came about and what it reveals about the character. “It’s part of her history,” she says. “Helen Magnus dates back to Victorian era England, and it’s an important part of who she is. It informs a lot about her eccentricities and where she came from. She’s from that era. She’s was one of the first females who was allowed to audit the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. She’s one of those people who just pushes the envelope and the boundaries of science and technology and thinking and has always done so.”

“So it was important to me as an actor that she stayed true to that part of her lineage, and one of her eccentricities is that she fiercely holds on to the Britishisms that she was born with. So she will only drink tea, and she speaks with the Queen’s English even though I’ve tried to broaden the accent a little bit because she’s lived around the world and is 157 years old.”

About how the show will translate from a web series to a TV series from producer Damian Kindler:

Kindler talked about the shows origins as a web series and the evolution into a cable TV series. “We basically introduced the concept of the series with the webisodes and really kind of cut our teeth on how we’d like to try to shoot it,” he said. “The series on television is a complete overhaul, like a re-boot of the concept. Even though it has the same cast and the same concept, it’s much broader in scope and deeper and the characters are more dimensional. I think it’s for more accessible to a wider audience. We’re really proud of it because the concept withstands all that brilliantly. In fact, it absolutely flourishes when you begin to add all these dimensions to it. It doesn’t need to stay this sort of rainy, dark thing. You can do all sorts of things with it and it begins even cooler.”

On the show, Amanda Tapping plays Helen Magnus, a 157 year old woman who has dedicated her life to tracking abnormals and exotic creatures that hide among us. Aided in her mission are her fearless daughter Ashley, her new recruit, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman (Robert Dunne).

Sanctuary premieres on Sci Fi on October 3 with a two-hour episode.

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Amanda Tapping’s web series “Sanctuary” is being adapted into a regular TV series by the Sci Fi Channel, says The Hollywood Reporter. “Sanctuary”, which starred Amanda Tapping, started life as an original web-based series created and produced by Tapping and her SG-1 colleagues, Damian Kindler and Martin Wood.

“Sanctuary” hails from the “Stargate SG-1″ trio of star Amanda Tapping, writer-producer Damian Kindler and producer-director Martin Wood, who are executive producing the series with Sam Egan.

Tapping stars as the enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus who is on a quest with her young protege, Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), to track down, aid and protect strange creatures that walk the earth.

Kindler created “Sanctuary,” while Wood directed the webisodes starring Tapping.

Amanda Tapping in an original sci-fi series not involving replicators, worm aliens, or intergalactic travel? Say it ain’t so!

I’m just kidding. I’ve seen some of the green screen-heavy web episodes, and they’re very cool. For the show’s transition to the Sci Fi Channel, they’ll reshoot the pilot, but reuse some scenes from the web episodes.

Here’s an intro by Amanda to “Sanctuary”:

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If you don’t know the name Amanda Tapping, then you’re probably reading the wrong site. That having been said, Amanda Tapping has a new sci-fi/horror series coming out called “Sanctuary”, which I didn’t know about until someone asked her about it in an interview being hosted over at The Sci Fi World. (You can download the full interview by clicking here. BTW: It does look like Amanda WILL be replacing the Weir character on “Stargate: Atlantis” after all, news I didn’t know until now.) But anyways, back to “Sanctuary”…

Here is Starlog’s write-up on the show:

Stage 3 Media Inc., a Vancouver-based production company, today announced the debut of a teaser for SANCTUARY, its new science fiction web-episode series.

SANCTUARY’s cast is led by internationally-recognized actor Amanda Tapping (STARGATE: SG-1).

Created by veteran science fiction writer/producer Damian Kindler, the series also stars Robin Dunne (DAWSON’S CREEK) and Emilie Ullerup (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA).

Kindler and Tapping serve as executive producers along with N. John Smith and director Martin Wood (STARGATE SG-1, ATLANTIS).

“There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race.”

SANCTUARY will follow the exploits of Dr. Helen Magnus (Tapping), as she seeks out all manner of terrifying and monstrous creatures.

SANCTUARY is being planned for a Spring premiere.

“The future of media is convergence: television, video gaming and social networking will combine to become a single, powerful entertainment medium,” says Marc Aubanel, co-founder of Stage 3 Media. “Sanctuary is poised to be at the forefront of this revolution.”

I’m not entirely sure how it all works, but I think you have to buy the episodes online in order to view them (or download them) online. There are currently four “webisodes” on the official site, and they each go for $1.99 an ep. There are also high-definition versions of the episode available. Each webisode is 15 minutes long.

A teaser trailer for “Sanctuary” can be seen below, but for a better quality trailer, you should go to the show’s official site here.

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