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.
27 February 1964, Mordiallic, Australia
11 May 1972, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
3 February 1975, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1967
8 April 1967, Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada
24 August 1971, Eugene, Oregon, USA
21 December 1985, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
22 February 1948, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
17 June 1956, Santa Monica, California, USA
15 September 1962, Brisbane, Australia
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
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
[GI Jim] Ellison sniffs out serial bombers and terrorists in an exciting but hyperactive series.
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.
