Black Sails
Take what's yours.
Created by Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg
On STARZ
A visually sumptuous, character-driven pirate saga that balances swashbuckling adventure with moral complexity and the doomed survival of a criminal utopia.
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.
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Is Black Sails violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is Black Sails scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Black Sails sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is Black Sails easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Black Sails leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Like Black Sails
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Black Sails, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
