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Here’s Why Everyone Is Talking About A Pirate Drama That Ended In 2017

Black Sails has been described as Game of Thrones with pirates

If Black Sails kicked off in 2020 instead of 2014, it certainly would have thrown fuel on the raging fire that was TikTok’s sea shanty obsession. The reality is that this TV series aired on Starz from 2014 for four seasons, coming to a close in 2017. So why is everyone talking about it now, a decade after it began?

Black Sails is coming to Netflix very soon, triggering its fans to emerge from the woodwork and promote the show online. ‘I am SO excited for people who’ll be watching this show for the first time,’ one user wrote, with many others recommending the series to fans of Game of Thrones. With House of the Dragon still a few months away, here’s why you should tune into Black Sails this month.

New To Netflix: Black Sails

What Is Black Sails About?

Black Sails transports us back to 1715 – aka the Golden Age of Piracy. Set in New Providence, an island in the Bahamas, we meet the feared Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) who brings a new younger crew member into the fold (‘Long’ John Silver, played by Luke Arnold) as his crew continues to fight for survival and negotiate their space on the island.

Is Black Sails Based On A Book?

Black Sails was written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island (1883).

Is It Based On A True Story?

While Black Sails isn’t based on a true story, it does trace real events. The first season focuses on the hunt for the Spanish treasure galleon Urca de Lima, a real ship that sank in 1715 near Fort Pierce in Florida (where it still lies). Season two traces the fallout of Urca de Lima’s treasure being stranded in Florida, strictly guarded by Spanish soldiers while pirates prowl the shores. The subsequent third and fourth seasons then look at the war for the control of New Providence between the pirates and the British Empire – a la Pirates of the Caribbean.

Likewise, some of the characters are based on real people. Real pirates fictionalised in the show include:

Blackbeard (Ray Stevenson)

Anne Bonny (Clara Paget)

Benjamin Hornigold (Hakeem Kae-Kazim)

Jack Rackham (Toby Schmitz)

Charles Vane (Zach McGowan)

Ned Low (Tadhg Murphy)

Israel Hands (David Wilmot)

Meanwhile, Captain Woodes Rogers (Luke Roberts) – who represents the British Empire in seasons three and four – is based on a real English sea captain and slave trader, and subsequently the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas.

Was Captain Flint A Real Pirate?

Captain Flint is a fictional character who was first created by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island. He has since appeared in multiple works of fiction, including A. D. Howden Smith’s Porto Bello Gold (1924), John Drake’s Flint and Silver (2008), Pieces of Eight (2009) and Skull and Bones (2010), and J. M. Barrie’s Peter and Wendy (1904).

Where Was Black Sails Filmed?

Black Sails was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, mainly inside at Cape Town Film Studio. Because the real city is so different today than it was in the 1700s, Nassau – the capital of the Bahamas, located on New Providence island – was built from scratch in a studio over a period of four months, as were two large water tanks to house the series’ two ships. Some scenes were filmed outside in and around Cape Town when new terrain was required, but most of the series was filmed on set.

The Cast

The cast of Black Sails is incredibly large, but key characters to know include:

Toby Stephens as James McGraw/Captain Flint

Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie

Luke Arnold as ‘Long’ John Silver

Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max

Tom Hopper as William ‘Billy Bones’ Manderly

Zach McGowan as Charles Vane

Toby Schmitz as Jack Rackham

Clara Paget as Anne Bonny

Mark Ryan as Hal Gates

Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Mr. Scott

Sean Cameron Michael as Richard Guthrie

Louise Barnes as Miranda Hamilton/Barlow

Rupert Penry-Jones as Thomas Hamilton

Luke Roberts as Woodes Rogers

Ray Stevenson as Edward Teach

David Wilmot as Israel Hands

Harriet Walter as Marion Guthrie

The Trailer

Interested? Here’s the trailer for a taste of the action.

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All episodes of Black Sails are streaming on Netflix from 17 April 2024.

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danygn · 7 months

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The Wolves 🌒

#danygn #baylan skoll #shin hati #ahsoka #star wars #ray stevenson #ivanna sakhno #artists on tumblr #the red detail on the swords and hands is inspired by a drawing by somatrasiel :)

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AHSOKA (2023-)

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For our friend, Ray

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podsn · 7 months

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Rest in peace Ray Stevenson. He became a legend in the Star Wars universe. His portrayal of Baylan Skoll was absolutely incredible. His presence when onscreen was insane. He truly was an amazing actor and person ❤️

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"Fallen Jedi" | Ahsoka

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The Roxy, London, 1977. Photo by Ray Stevenson.

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“Far, Far Away” | Ahsoka

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wiha-jun · 8 months

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“Master, what happens when we find Thrawn?”

AHSOKA Part Two: Toil and Trouble

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legendarytragedynacho · 2 months

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Viv Albertine of The Slits Phographed behind the scenes wearing Johnny Thunders’ 1976 Skull & Bones T-Shirt

📷 by Ray Stevenson, July 1979

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The wide shots in Star Wars always look epic

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illuminatedquill · 5 months

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YO.

I’m watching Sabine’s Mandalore arc in Rebels season 3 and there’s some CRAZY foreshadowing here for her in Ahsoka.

I’m at the scene where Ursa betrays Sabine and hands over Kanan, Ezra, and the Darksaber to Gar Saxon on the promise that he not harm her daughter.

And Gar Saxon - voiced by RAY STEVENSON who played Baylon Skoll in Ahsoka - drops this line to Sabine.

“Your mother betrayed everything you believe in to save you.”

Maybe foreshadowing isn’t quite the right word (since Filoni hadn’t even written Ahsoka yet) here, but what Ursa did basically being the template for Sabine’s actions to save Ezra ten plus years later is BONKERS.

Sabine’s actions echo her mother’s in such an uncanny way. It has to be a coincidence since this was written way before Ahsoka but, damn, what a striking parallel.

Ursa practically handed Mandalore and two of the last living Jedi over to the Empire’s rule. And Sabine gave Thrawn the key to his return and the potential resurgence of the Empire.

They both made the same choice: exchanging innocent lives for a loved one’s safety (albeit Sabine’s choice was on a galactic scale).

You could literally use that same line Gar Saxon delivers with one minor change - this time to a devastated Ezra.

“Sabine betrayed everything you believe in to save you.”