EPISODE
SEASON
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.
14 October 1964, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3 November 1960, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
24 April 1959, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 May 1968
24 May 1950
24 March 1971
31 August 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 August 1974, Oakland, California, USA
6 August 1965, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
29 August 1928, New York City, New York, USA
26 November 1921, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
3 February 1975, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
7 July 1970, Queens, New York, USA
June 30, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
15 May 1961, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
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
[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.
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.
