Black Sails

TV Series
2014–2017
15
1h

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

120K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

424

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

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

120K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

424

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 34 nominations total

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Trivia
Chris Larkin (Berringer) and Toby Stephens (Flint) are brothers. Their parents are Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens. Anna-Louise Plowman (Mrs Hudson) is Toby Stephens's wife.

Goofs
The language spoken is questionable throughout the series. There is no agreement on when the F word came into being as a swear word; the educated classes are constantly saying "you and I" when it should be "you and me"; and there is regular use of "excuse me", which is a more modern Americanism, instead of "I beg your pardon".

Crazy credits
The opening titles are a montage of white statues depicting the lives of pirates, incorporating black skeletons and dark oceans.

Connections
Featured in Dubbing 007 (2014)

Soundtracks
Theme from Black Sails
(uncredited)
Composed and Conducted by Bear McCreary

User reviews412

Featured review

9/10

Like fine wine it gets better with age

To tell the truth there were many times in the first season that I almost stopped watching this show. But I stuck with it and boy was it ever rewarding. Season 1 was pretty slow to me sometimes boarder line uneventful. I know a few people that stopped watching after season one because of this. But Season 2 has been explosive. Probably one of the best seasons of a TV show out there and it was all due to the character development from the first season.

During season 2 I found myself consistently updating my rating of this show. I initially had it scored a 6 out of 10. Now have it a solid 9. I can't wait for the next season.

If you are planing to watch this show. Stick with it through some of the long drawn out scenes in season 1 and you will be rewarded immensely.

This is defiantly another winner for starz