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Black Sails

Name: Black Sails
Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Pirate, Historical Fiction, Period Drama, Swashbuckler
Released: 2014-01-25
Duration: PT1hrs
Rating: 3.75
Cast: Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Schmitz

2014 7.5 226.5K TV-MA views saved

The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.

Countries: US

Languages: English, Spanish

Content Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 1hrs

Status: Ended

First air date: 2014-01-25

Drama Action & Adventure Pirate Historical Fiction Period Drama Swashbuckler

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@manteltje 9 years ago

HOLY HOT PIRATES!!! ......Vane can captain me anytime <3

@medale 8 years ago

Wasn't really sure what I was getting involved in when I started watching this show 4 years ago.

4 years later and after watching the series finale I sit down to write that this show quickly became one of my favorites. The writing and cinematography are top notch and nearly unrivaled with the rest of the television these days. Just when I thought the show couldn't get better it surprised me and always did.

I'm sad it's over but I am happy I was able to experience this near flawless piece of entertainment.

@dreamcatcher-113 4 years ago

I found about this show a long time ago, when I got a book that summarizes the account of the history of piracy in Venezuela, aswell as the main pirates that sailed around the country and some insight on the pirate life. Since then, I've been on a roll about piracy, and no matter what, I've always circled back to this show.

I ignored it at first, thinking it was just one of those History documentaries with theatrical scenes. I don't hate them; I don't have anything against those, I just thought that's what it was. To my surprise, it took me months to finally check what it was all about, only to find myself on a prequel to Treasure Island, one of my favorite books since I was a kid.

It might not be Robert L. Stevenson, but it's truly a love letter to his book. It's worth a watch, specially if you read the book as a teenager, and now that you've grown, you're considering to go back to it and find something much darker.