“Sanctuary” launched online last year using a subscription model, but many of its webisodes found their way to YouTube. The series, produced by Stage 3 Media in association with the Sci Fi ...

Sanctuary launched on the Internet last year using a subscription model, but many of its Webisodes found their way to video-sharing sites like YouTube.

Tapping likens the televised version of Sanctuary to a second season rather than a retelling of the first. "We’re not taking the webisodes and putting them on the air," she said.

Amanda Tapping, who starred in the original eight “Sanctuary” webisodes, will headline the TV series as the enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus on a quest with her young protege, Will Zimmerman (Robin ...