The Sentinel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jim Ellison is a police detective in Cascade, Washington and discovers he has heightened senses, he can see and hear what others can't. The only person who can help him is Blair Sandburg, an anthropology grad student who has studied tribal guardians, or Sentinels. Sandburg offers to help Ellison learn to use his heightened senses in exchange for writing about the detective for his thesis.

Series details

• Title: The Sentinel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 1996-03-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: UPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12218
• IMDb ID: tt0115351
• TVDB ID: 71156

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Burgi — Jim Ellison
• Garett Maggart — Blair Sandburg
• Bruce A. Young — Captain Simon Banks
• Kelly Curtis — Carolyn Plummer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-03-20; final listed air date 1996-07-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-09-04; final listed air date 1997-05-21; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-09-10; final listed air date 1998-05-20; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 1999-02-01; final listed air date 1999-05-24; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Sentinel on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.