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Black Sails
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.
- Created by:
- Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
- Cast:
- Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- South Africa, United States of America
- Network:
- STARZ
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Episodes
Episode 1
★ 6.0Black Sails: An Inside Look
2013-12-23 · 9mA 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.
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★ 6.0Pirate Camp
2013-04-22 · 2mAn 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.
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★ 5.0Building the Behemoth
2013-12-15 · 2mIt took three hundred people to build just one of the hulking sets for Black Sails. See how the crew brought The Walrus to life.
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★ 6.0Folklore is Finished
2014-01-12 · 3mNo 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.
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★ 5.0A Place in History
2014-03-04 · 2mActor 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.
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★ 5.0Dressed to Kill
2014-12-02 · 2mA brief featurette covering the costume design for the series.
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★ 5.0Inside the World of Black Sails (1)
2015-04-01 · 22mCombined short recaps about each episode of Season Two, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.
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★ 5.0Man O'War
2015-04-05 · 4mA 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.
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★ 5.0Expanding Worlds
2014-12-05 · 4mA short featurette that talks about the new characters viewers will see in Season Two of the series.
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★ 5.0High Seas Action
2015-09-23 · 5mA look behind-the-scenes of Season Two's big fight scenes.
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★ 5.0History's Influence
2015-09-25 · 5mAlthough 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.
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★ 5.0Inside the World of Black Sails (2)
2016-04-01 · 24mCombined short recaps about each episode of Season Three, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.
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★ 5.0The Storm
2016-01-31 · 3mA behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the storm that Captain Flint and his crew must endure in Season Three.
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★ 5.0A Pirate's Last Words
2016-10-11 · 4mSPOILER ALERT Captain Charles Vane’s sacrifice is explored in this Season Three featurette.
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★ 5.0Blackbeard: An 18th Century Pirate
2016-11-19 · 10mOne 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).
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★ 5.0Woodes Rogers
2016-11-19 · 5mWoodes 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.
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★ 5.0Inside the World of Black Sails (3)
2017-04-02 · 18mCombined short recaps about each episode of Season Four, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.
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★ 5.0Creating the World
2017-04-03 · 3mA brief, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the final season, with comments from members of the cast and crew.
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★ 5.0Roundtable: Women in Piracy
2017-04-04 · 2mAn all-too-brief roundtable discussion with actresses Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, and Zethu Dlomo.
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★ 5.0Roundtable: The Legends of Treasure Island
2017-04-19 · 2mBlack 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.
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★ 5.0Roundtable: Fearless Fans
2017-04-19 · 2mMore footage from the above roundtable, with Stephens, Arnold, and Hopper discussing their interactions with fans of the series.
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Toby Stephens
Captain James Flint
Luke Arnold
John Silver
Hannah New
Eleanor Guthrie
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Max
Toby Schmitz
Jack Rackham
Tom Hopper
William "Billy Bones" Manderly
Clara Paget
Anne Bonny
Ray Stevenson
Blackbeard
Luke Roberts
Woodes Rogers