SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ GOES BEYOND THE ICONIC FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI MINISERIES IN

 THE REAL JESUS OF NAZARETH

FEATURING ROBERT POWELL, WHO PLAYED JESUS IN THE 1977 LANDMARK TELEVISION EVENT

 The Four-Part Series Premieres Easter Sunday, April 16 At 8 PM ET, Timed To 40^th Anniversary Of Jesus Of Nazareth

Starring no less than seven Academy Award^® winners, the 1977 miniseries Jesus of Nazareth was a global television event – one of the most celebrated TV biographies of Jesus ever made. Now, 40 years later, the actor who portrayed the Son of God, Robert Powell, is returning to the Holy Land to seek out clues to the real historical figure who inspired Christianity. THE REAL JESUS OF NAZARETH, a new four-part series, will premiere on Easter Sunday, April 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Smithsonian Channel.