EPISODE
SEASON
The Sentinel - Season 1
In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
15 May 1961, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
4 April 1970, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
19 October 1969, Australia
9 August 1974, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 June 1969, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
8 May 1955, New Mexico, USA
14 March 1974, Montréal, Québec, Canada
14 July 1966, Canada
24 May 1950
17 February 1971, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
24 November 1983, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 30, 2019
It's certainly not the slickest or most exciting cop show you'll ever see, but it comes with a cool enough gimmick to keep you entertained.
July 30, 2019
Writing is sharp, direction is snappy, and actors perform to maximum effect. [Richard] Burgi conveys complexities of Ellison's confusion and efforts to cope with what's happening to him, and [Garett] Maggart is a good foil.
July 30, 2019
With [Richard] Burgi soberly underplaying Ellison as a perplexed, vulnerable protagonist, "The Sentinel" is still swimming in intriguing murkiness. Inevitably, though, formulaic TV intervenes.
July 30, 2019
The budget appears to be lavish for explosives and almost nil for writers since almost nothing in the first two scripts made any sense at all.
July 30, 2019
[GI Jim] Ellison sniffs out serial bombers and terrorists in an exciting but hyperactive series.