{"id":4470,"date":"2012-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/09\/07\/bbc-worldwide-america-sells-sinbad-to-syfy\/"},"modified":"2012-09-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T00:00:00","slug":"bbc-worldwide-america-sells-sinbad-to-syfy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/bbc-worldwide-america-sells-sinbad-to-syfy\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Worldwide America Sells Sinbad to Syfy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">NEW YORK: Syfy has acquired the rights to <em>Sinbad<\/em>, BBC Worldwide America&#8217;s successful adventure fantasy series, scheduled to begin airing this spring.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The 12-part series,&nbsp;starring Elliot Knight and Naveen Andrews (<em>Lost<\/em>), follows Sinbad&#8217;s journey on the sea after he is obligated to leave home.&nbsp;Sophie Okonedo (<em>Hotel Rwanda<\/em>), Timothy Spall (<em>Harry Potter<\/em>) and Dougray Scott (<em>Hitman<\/em>) will also appear on the show, which is set to debut in April 2013.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><em>Sinbad<\/em> is produced&nbsp;for British Sky Broadcasting by&nbsp;Impossible Pictures Production&nbsp;in association with BBC Worldwide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Chris Regina, the senior VP of programming and original movies for Syfy, said: &quot;When mystical meets muscle, anything can happen in this exciting, action-packed series. With its strong production values and rich story, <em>Sinbad<\/em> will be a terrific addition to our primetime lineup.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Matt Forde, the executive VP of sales and co-productions for BBC Worldwide America, added: &quot;This new version of a timeless classic is going to take American audiences by storm. Syfy is the perfect home for <em>Sinbad<\/em>.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Syfy has acquired the rights to Sinbad, BBC Worldwide America&#8217;s successful adventure fantasy series, scheduled to begin airing this spring. The 12-part series,&nbsp;starring Elliot Knight and Naveen Andrews (Lost), follows Sinbad&#8217;s journey on the sea after he is obligated to leave home.&nbsp;Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda), Timothy Spall (Harry Potter) and Dougray Scott (Hitman) &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC Worldwide America Sells Sinbad to Syfy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"BBC Worldwide America Sells Sinbad to Syfy. 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