There are historical pirates in “Black Sails” too: Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), number 17 in a 2008 Forbes list of top-earning buccaneers of the past; his quartermaster, John Rackham (Toby ...

To appreciate “Black Sails,” it’s best to start by tossing overboard certain preconceptions. This rollicking pirate thriller (premiering at 9 p.m. Saturday on Starz) heeds three strict rules ...

Black Sails was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine, and originally envisioned as a sort of prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s beloved pirate novel, Treasure Island.

Anyone expecting a rip-roaring, swashbuckling good time from Starz’s new pirate series “Black Sails,” will have to be patient. Like a slow-winding journey on an actual 18th century sea ...

It’s full speed ahead for Starz’s lavishly produced pirate drama “Black Sails” as it heads into its fourth and final season beginning Sunday. It opens with spectacular action as the ...

Black Sails: Dramatic series. 9 p.m. Saturday on Starz. It probably says something about the deficiencies of "Black Sails," the pirate series premiering Saturday on Starz, that you pay more ...

Starz is preparing to hit the high seas and do some plundering with its upcoming epic, Michael Bay-produced series “Black Sails,” a small-screen sequel to the classic pirate’s tale ...

Black Sails includes a blend of historical figures and original characters, but historical accuracy is not its primary objective. The show takes liberties with the deaths of real pirates Charles ...

No expense was spared in the visceral and bombastic Season 4, Episode 1 of Black Sails, titled XXIX, as the pirate invasion of Nassau meets with disaster.

Buy Black Sails on Amazon Blackbeard now owned not only the largest, but also the most well-known pirate ship in the New World, and he began to find it a problem.

Luckily for all of us, Starz’s crazy fun pirate drama, Black Sails, is set to return this weekend. Season two premieres Saturday, January 24 at 9 PM.