The Sentinel The Switchman (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Sentinel

The Switchman (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | Action, Adventure, Crime

After spending years in the Peruvian jungle during his tour in Army Special Forces, Cascade PD Detective James Ellison developed hyperactive senses, which came back to him five years after his return to the US. He can see people in ...See moreAfter spending years in the Peruvian jungle during his tour in Army Special Forces, Cascade PD Detective James Ellison developed hyperactive senses, which came back to him five years after his return to the US. He can see people in darkened windows at night from two hundred yards, hear the music playing on the radio of the car he's chasing after he's lost sight of it, and can distinguish between wood and plastic after both have been in a three thousand degree fire. Blair Sandburg, a local anthropology student, tells Ellison that he is a "Sentinel," who in ancient tribes would protect the village and seek out game using such hyperactive senses. Sandburg becomes Ellison's back-watcher and teacher of how to use his new powers as Ellison brings a whole new edge to the war on crime in Cascade, Washington. Written by Jeff Cross See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Burgi Jim Ellison Jim Ellison See fewer	The Green Inferno (2013)
Garett Maggart Blair Sandburg Blair Sandburg See fewer	The Sentinel (1996)
Kelly Curtis Carolyn Plummer Carolyn Plummer See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Bruce A. Young Simon Banks Simon Banks See fewer	Basic Instinct (1992)
Molly Parker The Switchman The Switchman See fewer	Deadwood (2004)
Ken Earl Joel Taggert Joel Taggert See fewer	The Sentinel (1996)
Tim Henry Colonel Winters Colonel Winters See fewer	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
Roger Cross Captain Mathis (as Roger R. Cross) Captain Mathis (as Roger R. Cross) See fewer	Coroner (2019)
William deVry Master Sergeant (as William De Vry) Master Sergeant (as William De Vry) See fewer	InSecurity (2011)
Deryl Hayes SWAT Sergeant SWAT Sergeant See fewer	Rat Race (2001)
Maria Herrera Tour Guide Tour Guide See fewer	Fatherhood (2021)
Jason Furukawa 1st Investigator 1st Investigator See fewer	Pachinko (2022)
Althea McAdam 2nd Investigator 2nd Investigator See fewer	Saved! (2004)
Aurelio DiNunzio Waiter (as Aurelio Di Nunzio) Waiter (as Aurelio Di Nunzio) See fewer	Love Happens (2009)
Arnie Walters Doctor Doctor See fewer	The X-Files (1993)
Gaetana Korbin Young Woman Young Woman See fewer	Limp (1999)
Heather Hanson Clerk Clerk See fewer	Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Mike Mitchell Tour Bus Driver (as Mike A. Mitchell) Tour Bus Driver (as Mike A. Mitchell) See fewer	Elysium (I) (2013)
Rob Carpenter Dying man in hospital (uncredited) Dying man in hospital (uncredited) See fewer	Nutshells (2017)
Daniel Chen Monk (uncredited) Monk (uncredited) See fewer	Queer as Folk (2000)
Benjamin Glenday Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited) See fewer	Terminator Salvation (2009)
Karin Konoval Nancy (uncredited) Nancy (uncredited) See fewer	War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Kolja Liquette Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	The Final Cut (2004)
Kimani Ray Smith Mark Jefferies (uncredited) Mark Jefferies (uncredited) See fewer	Suffer (2011)
Brendan Stitchman Agent Wilkens (uncredited) Agent Wilkens (uncredited) See fewer	O, I Am Slain (2011)