It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the buccaneers' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.
Dramaislandbahamasoutlawpirateperiod dramaswashbuckler18th centuryhistorical dramaNBC
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- John MalkovichBlackbeard
- Richard CoyleTom Lowe
- Yasmine Al MassriSelima El Sharad
- David HoflinCharlie Rider
- Claire FoyKate Balfour
- Tracy IfeachorNenna Ajanlekoko
- Chris PerfettiTim Fletch
- Peter StebbingsJames Balfour
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- Neil CrossCreator
- Colin WoodardNovel
- Mateo MessinaOriginal Music Composer
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- Season 19 eps · 2014
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