If we ask you about a pirate, which is the first one that comes to mind? Personally, Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow, although I don’t forget Willy El Tuerto de The Gooniesnor from Barbanegra or Long John Silver from Treasury Island. To the last two you can see them in the series Created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levinewhich will leave all those who do not want to see idealized or cartoon characters, nor a plot based on swords and guns, but a much darker and serious story story.
As a curiosity, we will tell you that Criticism at the beginning underestimated her: Only 65% of Rotten Tomatoes trusted it. However, for his second season, he had already conquered the most skeptical with such brutal narrative turns As a high seas approach: today, it remains on the review website with More than 80% acceptance of experts and audience. It maintains the same note on the IMDB platform (8.2/10), and although in Filmaffinity it remains slightly below the remarkable one, not everyone can boast of having been nominated for the Saturn awards.
A dark adventure that gives us another perspective of the legend of the pirates
Set in the 18th century, in full rise of the Caribbean piracythe island of New Providence becomes the epicenter of the struggle for power, survival and freedom. Over there, The dreaded captain Flint (Toby Stephens) leads his crew In a hostile environment controlled by pirates, prostitutes, thieves and hustlers, where the laws of European empires have no place and the only rule is force. Flint, together with figures such as the influential and beautiful merchant Eleanor Guthrie (Hannah New), and the cunning sailor John Silver (Luke Arnold), He faces fierce rivals, internal betrayals and the British and Spanish navywhich suppose a constant threat.
The series portrays with crudeness The day -to -day life of pirates, clandestine businessesthe search for legendary treasures, the epic naval battles, changing alliances and social tensions that define life on the island. Besides, Mix fictitious figures -As John Silver, Billy Bones or Flint- With real historical pirates Like Charles Vane (Zach McGowan), Anne Bonny (Clara Paget), Rackham (Toby Schmitz) and Barbanegra (Ray Stevenson). With an adult and realistic approach, the series offers an intense and nuanced vision of piracy, showing both the brutality of the time and dreams and contradictions of those who challenged the established order.
The series in question is ‘Black Sails’and if you want to enjoy it, it will be essential that you have access to Netflix catalog. Of course, keep in mind that it is not included in the plan with advertisements, due to license restrictions. In addition, you have entertainment for a while, because it consists of 4 seasons and 38 chapters in total, with an approximate duration of 55 minutes each.