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The Sentinel

TV·1996–1999·UPN·Drama, Crime, Supernatural·1h·Created by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo

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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.

Cast

Richard BurgiRichard BurgiJim EllisonGarett MaggartGarett MaggartBlair SandburgBruce A. YoungBruce A. YoungSimon Banks

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