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Title: Black Sails

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.6 (1307 votes)

Cast

  • Captain James Flint: Toby Stephens
  • John Silver: Luke Arnold
  • Eleanor Guthrie: Hannah New
  • Max: Jessica Parker Kennedy
  • Jack Rackham: Toby Schmitz
  • William "Billy Bones" Manderly: Tom Hopper
  • Anne Bonny: Clara Paget
  • Blackbeard: Ray Stevenson
  • Woodes Rogers: Luke Roberts
  • Black Sails - Black Sails: An Inside Look (Specials - Episode 1)

    A cutthroat world of murderers, outcasts and thieves, the men and women of Black Sails are all hustling to survive. We give you an inside look at the incredible efforts made to bring the golden age of piracy to life.

    Black Sails - Pirate Camp (Specials - Episode 2)

    An extra for Season One of the STARZ Original Series "Black Sails" that focused on the training camp the actors went through prior to the start of shooting.

    Black Sails - Building the Behemoth (Specials - Episode 3)

    It took three hundred people to build just one of the hulking sets for Black Sails. See how the crew brought The Walrus to life.

    Black Sails - Folklore is Finished (Specials - Episode 4)

    No parrots. No eyeliner. Black Sails steps outside the pirate stereotype to show you the men and women fighting against a society intent on wiping them out. STARZ brings to life the reality of a brutal and dangerous world on Nassau in 1715.

    Black Sails - A Place in History (Specials - Episode 5)

    Actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (who plays Mr. Scott) discusses how the series strives to portray an accurate history of African Americans and of slavery in the golden age of piracy.

    Black Sails - Dressed to Kill (Specials - Episode 6)

    A brief featurette covering the costume design for the series.

    Black Sails - Inside the World of Black Sails (1) (Specials - Episode 7)

    Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Two, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

    Black Sails - Man O'War (Specials - Episode 8)

    A behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the Spanish Man O'War ship, which plays a major role in the storyline of Season Two.

    Black Sails - Expanding Worlds (Specials - Episode 9)

    A short featurette that talks about the new characters viewers will see in Season Two of the series.

    Black Sails - High Seas Action (Specials - Episode 10)

    A look behind-the-scenes of Season Two's big fight scenes.

    Black Sails - History's Influence (Specials - Episode 11)

    Although many of the main characters are based upon fictional ones from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island, others are based on real-life pirates. This featurette discusses the real history of pirates and how the series tries to incorporate much of that history into the depiction of events seen on the show.

    Black Sails - Inside the World of Black Sails (2) (Specials - Episode 12)

    Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Three, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

    Black Sails - The Storm (Specials - Episode 13)

    A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the storm that Captain Flint and his crew must endure in Season Three.

    Black Sails - A Pirate's Last Words (Specials - Episode 14)

    SPOILER ALERT Captain Charles Vane’s sacrifice is explored in this Season Three featurette.

    Black Sails - Blackbeard: An 18th Century Pirate (Specials - Episode 15)

    One of the most notorious pirates to have ever lived, Edward Teach, aka "Blackbeard", is not afraid to challenge Nassau's most powerful --- at sea, on land, and at the end of a sword. This featurette takes a look at the character, including comments from the actor portraying him (Ray Stevenson).

    Black Sails - Woodes Rogers (Specials - Episode 16)

    Woodes Rogers is the newly appointed Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He heads to Nassau with the intent of wresting control of the colony from the pirates. This featurette takes a look at the English sea captain, played by Luke Roberts.

    Black Sails - Inside the World of Black Sails (3) (Specials - Episode 17)

    Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Four, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

    Black Sails - Creating the World (Specials - Episode 18)

    A brief, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the final season, with comments from members of the cast and crew.

    Black Sails - Roundtable: Women in Piracy (Specials - Episode 19)

    An all-too-brief roundtable discussion with actresses Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, and Zethu Dlomo.

    Black Sails - Roundtable: The Legends of Treasure Island (Specials - Episode 20)

    Black Sails lays the groundwork and fills in several gaps in character story leading up to the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel, Treasure Island. Another frustratingly short roundtable moderated by Marlow Stern – this time featuring the male leads of Black Sails: Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, and Tom Hopper.

    Black Sails - Roundtable: Fearless Fans (Specials - Episode 21)

    More footage from the above roundtable, with Stephens, Arnold, and Hopper discussing their interactions with fans of the series.

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