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Black Sails

Specials 2013 - 2017
TV-MA

  • 2013-12-24T02:00:00Z on Starz
  • 1h
  • 2h 13m (21 episodes)
  • United States
  • English, Spanish; Castilian
  • Drama, Adventure, Action
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.

21 episodes

A cutthroat world of murderers, outcasts and thieves, the men and women of Black Sails are all hustling to survive. We give you an inside look at the incredible efforts made to bring the golden age of piracy to life.

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

Special 2 Pirate Camp

Special 2 Pirate Camp

  • 2013-04-23T01:00:00Z2m

An extra for Season One of the STARZ Original Series "Black Sails" that focused on the training camp the actors went through prior to the start of shooting.

It took three hundred people to build just one of the hulking sets for Black Sails. See how the crew brought The Walrus to life.

2014-01-13T02:00:00Z

Special 4 Folklore is Finished

No parrots. No eyeliner. Black Sails steps outside the pirate stereotype to show you the men and women fighting against a society intent on wiping them out. STARZ brings to life the reality of a brutal and dangerous world on Nassau in 1715.

2014-03-05T02:00:00Z

Special 5 A Place in History

Special 5 A Place in History

  • 2014-03-05T02:00:00Z2m

Actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (who plays Mr. Scott) discusses how the series strives to portray an accurate history of African Americans and of slavery in the golden age of piracy.

2014-12-03T02:00:00Z

Special 6 Dressed to Kill

Special 6 Dressed to Kill

  • 2014-12-03T02:00:00Z2m

A brief featurette covering the costume design for the series.

Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Two, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

2015-04-06T01:00:00Z

Special 8 Man O'War

Special 8 Man O'War

  • 2015-04-06T01:00:00Z4m

A behind-the-scenes look at the construction of the Spanish Man O'War ship, which plays a major role in the storyline of Season Two.

2014-12-06T02:00:00Z

Special 9 Expanding Worlds

Special 9 Expanding Worlds

  • 2014-12-06T02:00:00Z4m

A short featurette that talks about the new characters viewers will see in Season Two of the series.

2015-09-24T01:00:00Z

Special 10 High Seas Action

Special 10 High Seas Action

  • 2015-09-24T01:00:00Z5m

A look behind-the-scenes of Season Two's big fight scenes.

2015-09-26T01:00:00Z

Special 11 History's Influence

Special 11 History's Influence

  • 2015-09-26T01:00:00Z5m

Although many of the main characters are based upon fictional ones from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island, others are based on real-life pirates. This featurette discusses the real history of pirates and how the series tries to incorporate much of that history into the depiction of events seen on the show.

Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Three, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

2016-02-01T02:00:00Z

Special 13 The Storm

Special 13 The Storm

  • 2016-02-01T02:00:00Z3m

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of the storm that Captain Flint and his crew must endure in Season Three.

SPOILER ALERT

Captain Charles Vane’s sacrifice is explored in this Season Three featurette.

One of the most notorious pirates to have ever lived, Edward Teach, aka "Blackbeard", is not afraid to challenge Nassau's most powerful --- at sea, on land, and at the end of a sword. This featurette takes a look at the character, including comments from the actor portraying him (Ray Stevenson).

2016-11-20T02:00:00Z

Special 16 Woodes Rogers

Special 16 Woodes Rogers

  • 2016-11-20T02:00:00Z5m

Woodes Rogers is the newly appointed Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He heads to Nassau with the intent of wresting control of the colony from the pirates. This featurette takes a look at the English sea captain, played by Luke Roberts.

Combined short recaps about each episode of Season Four, featuring comments from Executive Producers Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

2017-04-04T01:00:00Z

Special 18 Creating the World

Special 18 Creating the World

  • 2017-04-04T01:00:00Z3m

A brief, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the final season, with comments from members of the cast and crew.

An all-too-brief roundtable discussion with actresses Hannah New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Clara Paget, and Zethu Dlomo.

Black Sails lays the groundwork and fills in several gaps in character story leading up to the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novel, Treasure Island. Another frustratingly short roundtable moderated by Marlow Stern – this time featuring the male leads of Black Sails: Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold, and Tom Hopper.

More footage from the above roundtable, with Stephens, Arnold, and Hopper discussing their interactions with fans of the series.

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