BBC Worldwide America's 'Sinbad' Says 'Open Sesame' to Syfy

Fantasy series features Timothy Spall, Dougray Scott

Finally, a show with the word "Sinbad" in the title that won't make you think of Jingle All the Way. BBC Worldwide America's Arabian Nights riff Sinbad is coming to NBCUniversal's cable network Syfy in April of next year. The 12-segment series stars Elliot Knight as the eponymous sailor and follows him on his voyages as he evades bad guy Lord Akbari (Naveen Andrews, of Lost) along with the rest of the crew aboard the Providence.

The show is still running in the U.K.

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