Summary
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 72
IMDb7.3
Time to watch it all
5 h 52 min
8 episodes, about 44 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries
First aired
2024
June 9, 2024
Ended 2024
Genres
DramaDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
- United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more16 people
- Billy BoydNarrator (voice)8 episodes
- Anne ChambersSelf - Author8 episodes
- Harcourt T. FullerSelf - Historian8 episodes
- ILIszi LawrenceSelf - Author & History Presenter8 episodes
- Martin MaresSelf - Historian8 episodes
- RBRichard BlakemoreSelf - Historian8 episodes
- HCHannah CusworthSelf - Historian8 episodes
- CKConnie KelleherSelf - Author8 episodes
- MHMark HannaSelf - Historian8 episodes
- ABAlex BortonSelf - Pirate4 episodes
- Sinead FergusonAnne Bonny1 episode
- Rory WiltonEdward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard1 episode
- WWaideMary Read1 episode
- Henry AustwickWilliam Kidd1 episode
- Tim CartwrightJohn Ward1 episode
- DKDavid KittowBartholomew Roberts a.k.a. Black Bart1 episode
Directing · 1
- Daniel Sharp Director, Producer
Production · 2
- Anna O'Malley Producer
- Yasmine Alkadi Line Producer
Art · 2
- Sophie Moelle Production Design
- Ella Turner Art Department Assistant
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Michael Bromley Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Michael Hunault Visual Effects
Other crew · 6
- Mark Summerell Music
- Geoff Alexander Sound Director
- Oliver Watts Cinematography
- Becky Gordon Researcher
- Zoe Pyne Assistant Makeup Artist
- Charlie Goodger Cinematography
Pirates: Behind the Legends episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Tale of Francis Drake, 7.9
- S1 E2 The Tale of Grace O'Malley, 7.3
- S1 E3 The Tale of John Ward, 7.8
- S1 E4 The Tale of Henry Morgan, 7.4
- S1 E5 The Tale of William Kidd, 7.1
- S1 E6 The Tale of Blackbeard, 7.4
- S1 E7 The Tale of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, 6.9
- S1 E8 The Tale of Bart Roberts, 8.3
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