Black Sails
Summary
WhileBlack Sailsseason 5 wo n’t be setting canvas anytime before long ( get a line as Starz ended the show after time of year 4 ) , here ’s what it could have been about . Black Sailsis an epic historical adventure series made by Starz and follows the bloody misadventures of a crew of pirates . The show also dissemble asa prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’sTreasure Island , providing an origin story for Long John Silver . The first season ofBlack Sailsfocused on a treasure hunt , with posterior season followingthe struggle for control of New Providence between the pirates and the British Empire .
While the show could be dark and trigger-happy , Black Sailsalso had a great cast of characterssuch as Captain Flint ( Toby Stephens ) and Charles Vane ( Zach McGowan ) , and a real sense of adventure . Starz announced the show would amount to an remainder withBlack Sailsseason 4 , and while there are currently no plans for further season , the final episode set up a duet of possible spinoff ideas . permit ’s explore whatBlack Sailsseason 5 could have been about , and if the show could devolve in some human body .
Why Black Sails Ended With Season 4 (Was It Canceled?)
The Black Sails Series Finale Aired On April 2, 2017
Months beforeBlack Sailsseason 4 premier , Starz announced that the ten - episode time of year would be the show ’s last . However , the historical adventure serial publication did n’t terminate because it had poor ratings or inspection — the producer just felt as ifBlack Sails ' storyhad get along to a natural end , and they believed season 4 would be a expert office to conclude the show . If they took it any further , they would have to begin adapting the events ofTreasure Island . So , Starz did n’t cancelBlack Sails , as it was simply fourth dimension for it to end . PerTVLine , co - Godhead Jonathan E. Steinberg pronounce :
" While it was a difficult decision for us to make this time of year our last , we simply could n’t guess anything beyond it that would make for a better conclusion to the narration nor a more natural handoff to [ the story of]Treasure Island . "
Black SailsCast
Character
Toby Stephens
Captain James Flint
Custom Image by Yailin Chacon
Hannah New
Eleanor Guthrie
Luke Arnold
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.
" Long " John Silver
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Max
Tom Hopper
Billy Bones
Zach McGowan
Charles Vane
Toby Schmitz
Jack Rackham
Clara Paget
Anne Bonny
Mark Ryan
Hal Gates
Hakeem Kae - Kazim
Mr. Scott
Sean Cameron Michael
Richard Guthrie
Louise Barnes
Miranda Barlow
Black Sails Season 5 Could Have Adapted Treasure Island
The Season 4 Finale Ended Right Before The Events Of Treasure Island
From the scratch line , co - creators Robert Levine and Jonathan E. Steinberg planned forBlack Sailsto end close to the beginning ofTreasure Island . The melodic theme was thatviewers could go properly from the oddment of the show and immediately dive into the book , but with a unexampled context . Some rooter wonder if a potentialBlack Sailsseason 5 would follow Luke Arnold ’s Long John Silver into an adaptation ofTreasure Islandbut with the series ' clearly adult tincture . That theory never came to fruition , though .
Black Sailsseason 4 feed all the main character a satisfying ending but finished with a good sense that some of them would have more risky venture .
Levine and Steinberg accept toDeadlinetheyconsidered an adaptation as a likely concept forBlack Sailsseason 5.However , the co - creators also feel the show and the Holy Scripture were two decided entities that should be go on separate . Steinberg explained :
" We talked about a bunch of unlike adaptation of ways the show could go on . A few of them felt interesting and felt like things that might be fun together . But they did n’t quite feel like the show , and I think the closer we got to the book , the more it matte up ostensible that the book is the book , and the show is the show . They can talk to each other , and they can inhabit the same cosmos , but for them to overlap just did n’t quite experience right . "
There have been many adaptation ofTreasure Islandin the past . So , if Levine and Steinberg were to continueBlack Sailsafter the serial publication coda , they credibly would n’t adapt Robert Louis Stevenson ’s classic tale . Instead , the co - creators wouldfocus on other character for a possibleBlack Sailsseason 5.During the interview withDeadline , Steinberg revealed :
" If there were more story to tell , I have a impression that [ Jack ] Rackham , and [ Anne ] Bonny , and Mary [ Read ] would be veracious in the middle of it . "
While Black Sails create an entertaining story , the serial drastically changed the dead on target tale of the notable Golden Age pirate Charles Vane .
How Black Sails Season 4 Set Up Several Spinoffs
Black Sailsseason 4 gave all the main characters a satisfying ending but finished with a sentience that some of them would have more adventures . The show introduced real - life pirate Mary Read at the terminal of the final installment , who skip on a ship withJack Rackham and Anne Bonny . On one paw , this sets up the fact that they will experience on beyond the historic adventure show ’s ending . But it also feels like it is teasinga possible spinoff following Rackham , Bonny , and Read(like what Jonathan E. Steinberg touched on during hisDeadlineinterview ) .
Black Sailsis available to swarm on Netflix , Starz , and The Roku Channel .
This is another focusing the showrunners considered forBlack Sailsseason 5 , but for now , there are presently no plans to keep on the show . The serial allow something of a glad ending for Captain Flint , so the role is improbable to return for any protraction . While fan would wish to see theBlack Sailstake onTreasure Island , it does n’t appear the showrunners were nifty on that angle .
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Acting as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson ’s Treasure Island , Black Sails chronicles the story of Captain James Flint , detailing how Flint turn from a British Naval officer to a notorious pirate and his adventures with his gang in the Caribbean . Toby Stephens stars as Flint , and the series features many retell versions of real - sprightliness pirates such as Anne Bonny and Blackbeard .
reference : TVLine , Deadline
