Black Sails

2014 · TV series · drama television series, adventure television series, LGBT-related television series, pirate film

Jonathan E. Steinberg

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Black Sails is an American historical action-adventure television series set on New Providence Island. It was written to be a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island, while also including depictions of several real-life historical figures and fictionalized versions of actual historical events. 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 linear pay 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. The show depicts treasure-seeking pirates in their attempt to establish a Republic of Pirates.

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Type: TV series
Release date: January 25, 2014
Genres: drama television series, adventure television series, LGBT-related television series, pirate film
Created by: Jonathan E. Steinberg
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 38
Countries: United States