Black Sails

Summary

Black Sailsis set in the early eighteenth hundred , and while many other fancy dramas have stories sweep 10 , the hit series ' timeline is well easier to follow because it does n’t startle around . Black Sailsserves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’sTreasure Island . Toby Stephens leads theBlack Sailscastin the role of Captain Flint , a pirate who encounter himself explore for great treasure , all while navigating battle with his crew and a dark past that he ca n’t escape .

Black Sailsfeatures some real - animation pirates , but the serial successfully blurs the lines between fact and fiction to evidence stories that put the characters first . Black Sailspacks a lot of cloth into a pocket-sized clip physique , admit big death , struggle , and betrayals that coerce the characters to question everything . Few shows can easily draw in that off , butBlack Sailsworks because every character has a rationality for being in the story .

Thomas Hamilton is on the QT the most significant graphic symbol in Black Sails and his alleged end serves as a accelerator for Captain Flint ’s theatrical role electric discharge .

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Toby Stephens as Captain Flint on Black Sails in front of a massive clock

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Season 1

1715

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Rupert Penry-Jones as Thomas Hamilton in Black Sails (2014-2017)

Acting as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, Black Sails chronicles the story of Captain James Flint, detailing how Flint turned from a British Naval officer to a notorious pirate and his adventures with his crew in the Caribbean. Toby Stephens stars as Flint, and the series features many fictionalized versions of real-life pirates such as Anne Bonny and Blackbeard.

Season 3

time of year 4

1716

Jannes Eiselen as Dufresne in Black Sails season 1 raising eyebrows

Black Sails Season 1’s Timeline

1715-1715

Black Sailsseason 1 features a simple timeline that pluck up in mid-1715 and takes position over the course of just over two calendar week . The fib kicks off with Captain Flint stealing a shipand acquire about theUrca ’s docket and ends with an all-powerful battle that leaves flock of dubiousness as he and his gang try urgently to find the cache before it ’s too previous . Black Sailsseason 1 also set up the fraught dynamic between Flint and other members of his team .

Black Sails Season 2’s Timeline

Black Sailsseason 2 pluck up like a shot after the newbie time of year , withFlint and his crew trying to reorganise postdate the perfidious event during their first struggle . It take on shoes over a shorter clock time period than the first season because it ’s mostly the wake of those events , but it also teases many of the battle to come . The final stage of the time of year also function as a solidification - up of sorts forBlack Sailsseason 3 , thanks to the revealing that Jack has theUrcagold .

Black Sails Season 3’s Timeline

Black Sailsseason 3 leap forward in metre by around two month as we see Jack reading a newspaper that let on it is now August 1715 , but nothing else about that time of year give the sense that much time pass between events . The season begins with the fort ’s Reconstruction Period as Flint tries to make sense of his programme to get the gold . Black Sailsseason 3 charts many big result , but the biggest is the famous Charles Vane ’s hanging asmany dissimilar factions assemble to go to war on Maroon Island .

Black Sails Season 4’s Timeline

1716-1716

Black SailsSeason 4 takes a bold saltation forward following the battle of Maroon Island . The concluding season establish Flint as a solid captain as he tries to make sentience of every betrayal he ’s been put through during his clock time at ocean , and it bestow his plot line to a satisfying last . The terminate ofBlack Sailsis the culmination of four time of year of intricate plotting , and the proceeds is worth it . However , it does leave some duds opened should Starz or another internet want to revisit the universe .

Black Sails Is Set Years Before Treasure Island

A lot changes in the time between Black Sails and Treasure Island

As aTreasure Islandprequel , Black Sailsis set around 20 years before the issue of the novel . Flint is n’t present in the narrative of the follow - up , so his ending in theBlack Sailsseries conclusion moderately fold out his arc . However , his actions are spoken about at length in the novel , so many of his decisions throughoutBlack Sailshave ingrained him in account . The Koran does chart whathappens to John Silver afterBlack Sails ' ending , so there is plenty of connective tissue between the two , even if it ’s not all about Flint .

There are many change betweenBlack Sailsseason 4 andTreasure Island , likely due to the two decades between the two works .

AsBlack Sails ' story make clear , a lot can happen in a short amount of time . There are many changes betweenBlack Sailsseason 4 andTreasure Island , belike due to the two decades between the two works . TheBlack Sailstimeline offer mickle of context for some of the storylines fromTreasure Island , which makes it crucial watch for those interested in learning more about their favorite sea robber .

Dufresne (Roland Reed), Long John Silver (Luke Arnold), and Flint (Toby Stephens) sitting on the beach in Black Sails season 2

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act as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson ’s Treasure Island , Black Sails chronicle the story of Captain James Flint , detailing how Flint turn from a British Naval officer to a ill-famed buccaneer and his adventures with his crew in the Caribbean . Toby Stephens stars as Flint , and the serial feature many fictionalized versions of real - life pirates such as Anne Bonny and Blackbeard .

Someone places a noose around Charles Vane’s neck at his execution in Black Sails season 3.

Eleanor (Hannah New) talking to Woodes Rogers (Luke Roberts) in Black Sails season 4

Headshot Of Jessica Parker Kennedy

Headshot of Toby Stephens

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