Black Sails

#	Air Date	Episode Name
E1	Jan 29, 2017	XXIX.
E2	Feb 05, 2017	XXX.
E3	Feb 12, 2017	XXXI.
E4	Feb 19, 2017	XXXII.
E5	Feb 26, 2017	XXXIII.
E6	Mar 05, 2017	XXXIV.
E7	Mar 12, 2017	XXXV.
E8	Mar 19, 2017	XXXVI.
E9	Mar 26, 2017	XXXVII.
E10	Apr 02, 2017	XXXVIII.

Set two decades before the events of the classic novel *Treasure Island*, the STARZ series *Black Sails* explores the golden age of piracy. The story is centered on the fearsome Captain Flint, who leads his crew on a desperate hunt for a legendary Spanish treasure galleon. His quest for fortune is intertwined with the power struggles on New Providence island, a lawless haven for pirates, thieves, and fortune seekers. With complex characters like a young, cunning John Silver and the formidable Eleanor Guthrie, the show is more than a simple adventure. It is a gritty political drama filled with shifting alliances, brutal betrayals, and the pirates' bloody fight for freedom against encroaching empires. The acclaimed series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns.

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Black Sails is a thrilling adventure drama series that aired on STARZ, set as a prequel to the classic novel Treasure Island. The show follows Captain Flint and his crew of pirates as they battle for survival and dominance in the lawless world of New Providence Island during the early 1700s. With intense action scenes, complex characters, and political intrigue, Black Sails explores themes like loyalty, betrayal, and power struggles among both pirates and British authorities. Its gritty realism brings to life the harsh realities of pirate life while weaving in famous literary figures such as Long John Silver. Black Sails has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns with new adventures or spin-offs related to its captivating storyline.

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“They’re not animals, they’re men starved of hope.” Its 1715, the apex of the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. Its lawless territory, controlled by dozens of the most notorious pirates in history, the most feared of which is Captain Flint. The British Navy returns to shore, and as their threats loom, the real Flint emerges; a man driven by deep, complex, and even romantic motives. Its now war in the West Indies, and the waters of Nassau have never been bloodier. He allies with the daughter of a local smuggling kingpin Eleanor Guthrie, smooth talking rebel John Silver, vicious outlaw Charles Vane, legacy seeker Jack Rackham, silent assassin Anne Bonny, and a retired legend… Blackbeard. Blood, rebellion, war, love, honor, freedom. This dark, gritty drama shows the reality and cost of fighting for true freedom from the losers of history that were painted in the stories as monsters of their time.

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