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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. Written by grantss
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Awards: Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 34 nominations.
56 minutes · Country: South Africa / United States
Production Company: Film Afrika Worldwide
Cast (limited to 10): Toby Stephens / Luke Arnold / Toby Schmitz / Hannah New / Jessica Parker Kennedy / Clara Paget / Winston Chong / Tom Hopper / Andre Jacobs / Zach McGowan

Black Sails is an American historical adventure television series set on New Providence Island and a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz. It debuted online for free on YouTube and other various streaming platform and video on demand services on January 18, 2014. The debut on cable television followed a week later on January 25, 2014. Steinberg is executive producer, alongside Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, while Michael Angeli, Doris Egan, and Levine are co-executive producers.

Black Sails (TV series):

Black Sails S1 2014 (1280-720p)
Black Sails S2 2015 (1280-720p)
Black Sails S3 2016 (1920-1080p)
Black Sails S4 2017 (1280-720p)

Black Sails is set roughly two decades before the events of Treasure Island and during the Golden Age of Piracy. Feared Captain Flint brings on a younger crew member as they fight for the survival of New Providence island. According to the first episode, "In 1715 West Indies, the pirates of New Providence Island threaten maritime trade in the region. The laws of every civilized nation declare them hostis humani generis, enemies of all mankind. In response, the pirates adhere to a doctrine of their own....war against the world." Real life pirates who are fictionalized in the show include Anne Bonny, Benjamin Hornigold, Jack Rackham, Charles Vane, Ned Low, Israel Hands and Blackbeard.