The BEST episodes of Sinbad

Every episode of Sinbad ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Sinbad!

Young streetwise Sinbad (Elliot Knight) is thrown out of Basra with a curse on him for having killed a man. This tragedy also led to the subsequent death of his beloved brother. Unable to spend more than 24 hours on land, our hero embarks on an epic action packed quest to rid himself of the curse.

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Land of the Dead
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7.63
171 votes

#1 - Land of the Dead

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2012

On their way to the Land of the Dead, it is revealed that Taryn seeks the city to recover her daughter Alehna. The Providence arrives at the land, which is guarded by gigantic Guardians, who latch onto Sinbad.

Directors: Michael Offer
Writer: Jack Lothian
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House of Games
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7.19
525 votes

#2 - House of Games

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2012

Sinbad is honest about his curse after the Providence is lost in a bet. They need to get the ship back fast with time running out.

Directors: Brian Grant
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Kuji
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7.18
203 votes

#3 - Kuji

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2012

A depressed Anwar starts to have doubts about his position in the group, until he makes an huge find while doing a spot of treasure hunting on an island, he finds a young woman named Kuji, who claims to be a deity, in a box.

Directors: Colin Teague
Writer: Jack Thorne
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Queen of the Water-Thieves
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7.09
585 votes

#4 - Queen of the Water-Thieves

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2012

Trouble brews when Sinbad and the crew are taken prisoner by the Water Thieves and their fierce queen, Razia.

Directors: Andy Wilson
Writer: James Dormer
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Homecoming
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7.06
233 votes

#5 - Homecoming

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2012

Sinbad is back in Basra as he attempts to rescue his grandmother, unaware that it’s really a trap that has been set by Akbari and Taryn.

Directors: Andy Wilson
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Hunted
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7.03
287 votes

#6 - Hunted

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2012

Gunnar and Sinbad are ambushed by a band of warriors known as the Khaima, who avenge injustices; they sentence Gunnar to death for his Viking past. Meanwhile, Taryn creates a magical stalker to hunt down Sinbad.

Directors: Brian Grant
Writer: Jack Lothian
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Eye of the Tiger
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6.97
174 votes

#7 - Eye of the Tiger

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2012

Following Kuji’s couldn’t-be-vaguer musing that he must prepare for a big journey, Sinbad is eager to find out exactly what the future holds. Handily, a stone exists that predicts just that. Not so handily, the mythic MacGuffin is hidden away in a deadly maze protected by a group of guardsman known asthe Order of the Stone and some poisonous darts.

Directors: Colin Teague
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The Siren
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6.97
322 votes

#8 - The Siren

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/2012

The tables end up being turned after it’s Sinbad who requires rescuing. Following an encounter with a sea creature, he awakes in the company of his mysterious rescuer, Roisin. Roisin however, has come to steal the crew's memories.

Directors: Brian Grant
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For Whom the Egg Shatters
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6.96
197 votes

#9 - For Whom the Egg Shatters

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2012

Tiger is proving to be a worthy addition to the team. Not only does she have information on how to get to the Land of the Dead, but the bounty hunter has secured Sinbad and co a lucrative deal to transport a professor to her desired destination. Hand luggage is permitted and hers is a giant egg.

Directors: Colin Teague
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Pilot
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6.76
806 votes

#10 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2012

When a Basra street fight takes a terrible turn, Sinbad is placed under a curse by his grandmother Safia, until he atones for his sins. Sinbad can't stay on dry land for more than 24 hours. He stows away on the Providence, and after an attack by magical sea creatures he's left with Anwar, the ship’s doctor; Gunnar, a Norse trader; Nala, a noblewoman on the run; Rina, a thief and the ship's Cook.

Directors: Andy Wilson
Writer: Jack Lothian
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Fiend or Friend?
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6.62
195 votes

#11 - Fiend or Friend?

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2012

Sinbad and the gang make their way to a monastery in the hope that Tiger’s friend, Brother Angelico, will point them in the right direction of the Land of the Dead – unsurprisingly, an awkward place to find. Wanting no part of the mission, Gunnar turns his hand to silk trading instead. Even that proves troublesome when the Providence’s toughest crewmate falls for the charms of Lara, a new widower whose husband met a grisly end courtesy of the Fiend, a beast which, according to the islanders, comes with the wind. And it’s about to get decidedly breezy…

Directors: M. T. Adler
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Old Man of the Sea
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6.13
298 votes

#12 - Old Man of the Sea

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/2012

Running low on water with Cook severely dehydrated, the crew find a strange old man on a deserted ship. They are unaware it is Death come to reclaim his bride, Nala, who ran away from their ritual wedding.

Directors: Andy Wilson
Writer: James Dormer
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