Black Sails 

Follows Captain Flint and his pirates twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel "Treasure Island."

Creators:

Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg

Stars:

Jessica Parker Kennedy, Toby Stephens, Hannah New

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 34 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Toby Stephens	...	Captain Flint 38 episodes, 2014-2017
Luke Arnold	...	John Silver 38 episodes, 2014-2017
Toby Schmitz	...	Rackham 37 episodes, 2014-2017
Hannah New	...	Eleanor Guthrie 36 episodes, 2014-2017
Jessica Parker Kennedy	...	Max 36 episodes, 2014-2017
Clara Paget	...	Anne Bonny 35 episodes, 2014-2017
Winston Chong	...	Joji 35 episodes, 2014-2017
Tom Hopper	...	Billy Bones 34 episodes, 2014-2017
Andre Jacobs	...	De Groot 31 episodes, 2014-2017
Zach McGowan	...	Captain Charles Vane 28 episodes, 2014-2016
Lise Slabber	...	Idelle 27 episodes, 2014-2017
Laudo Liebenberg	...	Dooley 27 episodes, 2015-2017
Craig Jackson	...	Featherstone 24 episodes, 2015-2017
Hakeem Kae-Kazim	...	Mr. Scott 23 episodes, 2014-2016
Patrick Lyster	...	Captain Benjamin Hornigold 22 episodes, 2014-2016
Luke Roberts	...	Woodes Rogers 20 episodes, 2016-2017
Louise Barnes	...	Miranda Barlow 19 episodes, 2014-2016
Zethu Dlomo	...	Madi 17 episodes, 2016-2017
Lawrence Joffe	...	Randall 16 episodes, 2014-2015

Storyline

A prequel to the (fictional) events of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island". The series centres on a group of pirates operating out of Nassau in the Bahamas. We meet characters from history - Captain Charles Vane, Governor Woodes Rogers, Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny - plus characters from fiction - Captain Flint and, of course, Long John Silver.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | treasure | historical fiction | gold | port | 

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Taglines:

War against the world

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

South Africa USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crna jedra

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Afrika Worldwide,Platinum Dunes,Quaker Moving Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby TrueHD 7.1) DTS (DTS HD MA 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While this serves as a prequel to Treasure Island, the characters of Captain Charles Vane, Jack Rackham, and Anne Bonny were actual pirates in history that operated in the Caribbean.

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Goofs

In the opening title sequence, one of the ivory figures holds a musket with a "spike," or epee, bayonet. Spike bayonets weren't invented until the 1880s, far outside the scope of the Age of Piracy and the series.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 TV Shows with Great Special Effects (2018)

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Soundtracks

Vane's Visions
(uncredited)
Composed and Conducted by Bear McCreary

User Reviews

Starz Really Outdid Themselves Here!

Wow this show is amazing! The opening scene is absolutely brilliant one of the best opening's I have ever seen in a show before. The whole pilot is done extremely well plenty of Action which they really did well here. Character development is done really really good without going overboard which I was surprised. The setting and locations were absolutely amazing! It is exactly what I would have pictured back in the days of the Pirates. Story might be a bit confusing for some though you will understand it in the end. Honestly I really can't praise this show enough it's one of the best Pilots I have ever seen but then again I don't watch much TV. I really look forward to seeing this series to go on. I will be watching this every Saturday night. I recommend this to everyone that's looking for a good show. Absolutely brilliant 10/10

*Edit* 2/16/14- Just finished episode 4 and I am still enjoying this series a lot. I am really looking forward to the rest of the season.

*Edit* 3/17/14- I rather enjoyed Black sail's season 1 a lot and I am looking forward to seeing the second season.