Black Sails fingerprintRelentless energy, masterful craft.
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cathartic and moving
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, crime, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Nerve-racking and brutally violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Black Sails is nerve-racking, brutally violent, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Cathartic and moving
Emotionally, it's cathartic and moving.
History, crime, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around history, crime, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters, direction, and performances stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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Black Sails is included with a subscription to Philo, Spectrum On Demand, and Starz in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
4 seasons
It has 4 seasons with 38 episodes of about 60 minutes each.
Not quite. Audiences rate Black Sails higher (81) than critics (70). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It ran from 2014 to 2017 and has ended.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in South Africa, United States.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black Sails in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 93 storytelling tropes for Black Sails, including Birds of a Feather, Godzilla Threshold, Rape as Drama.
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