Reviews of the series "Black sails." Release date, plot, actors and roles

Reviews of the series "Black Sails" in recent times can often be found among fans of multi-series fascinating films. This product Starz has already won the love of thousands of fans around the world.

The plot of the series "Black Sails"

Reviews about the series "Black Sails", as a rule, begin with the main thesis. This movie is loved for a unique story. He draws the viewer from the first episode.

Black Sails, whose story is a prequel to Stevenson's Treasure Island, allows us to get to know more closely pirates who have hidden untold wealth on the island many years before the Hispaniola arrived there with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey and John Silver.

The events unfold in the so-called golden age of piracy. This is the beginning of the XVIII century, to be more precise, then 1715 - 1720. Events unfold in the Caribbean Sea, in the Bahamas. Here is an English colony, in which the most famous pirates of their time coexist.

The island of Nassau - a kind of pirate base, to which the sea robbers come to replenish their supplies, rest and sell the loot. The daughter of a major English official, for example, is engaged in the purchase of stolen goods. Her name is Eleanor Guthrie.

The most formidable captain on the island is Flint, whom we know well from the novel of Stevenson. Until he hid all his wealth on an abandoned island, the captain, along with Eleanor, is developing a daring plan to obtain Nassau independence from the British crown. To make it work, new financial injections are needed, and Flint goes to their next campaign. The goal is a real money ship, as pirates call it among themselves. This is a Spanish galleon, on which are innumerable treasures.

Seasons of the series "Black Sails"

At the moment, viewers have already seen four seasons of this series. The first appeared on the screens in 2014, the last broadcast was completed recently. In the first season there were 8 episodes, in the rest of 10. Thus, the filmmakers withdrew 38 series of the series "Black Sails". The release date of the next season is not defined, as, according to the information available from the producers of the picture, the series was decided to be closed.

An unprecedented popularity among viewers this multiseries film has won also because shooting of episodes was entrusted to different directors. Therefore, each new series turned out to be interesting, original and unlike the previous one.

Four directors worked on the first season of the series "Black Sails." The release date of the first series was set in advance. It was on the 25th of January. It was shot by an Englishman Neil Marshall, in whose asset - horror films "Dogs-Warriors" and "Descent". In the first season he was helped by lesser known colleagues Sam Miller, Mark Manden and Tom Scott.

First season

Black Sails, which saw more than six million viewers in the US only in season 1, has become one of Starz's most successful projects.

It should be noted that this is an American paid cable channel, which specializes in showing multi-series films and novelties of the film industry. He also produces serials of his own production, which, in particular, include the "Black Sails". 1 season was so successful that the creators of the series promptly agreed on the extension of the show to the second part, which was also two series longer than the first.

Stars of the series

One of the main characters is Captain Flint. If Stevenson is only remembered about him and told by other characters, then all the way around in the series "Black Sails." The actors, who created unforgettable images of the main characters, received well-deserved praise from critics.

So, Captain Flint is played by Toby Stevens. This is an English actor, famous for the fighter Lee Tamahori "Die, but not now", released on the screens in 2002. There he played an entrepreneur from the UK who creates a unique satellite. At night, he is able to arrange pseudo-solar lighting, only for this he needs rare and expensive diamonds.

In this film appears as a thug and pirate Toby Stevens. "Black sails" helped to reveal his creative talent to the full.

It is worth noting that Stevens is little popular outside of England, especially if you compare it with colleagues in the shop, like Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. But in his homeland, he is considered one of the best actors of our time. A vivid role in the "Black Sails" helped him once again to declare himself not only British but also world cinema public.

Eleanor Guthrie

The daughter of a large English official and the collector of stolen Eleanor Guthrie in Stevenson's novel does not. Therefore, Hannah New, who plays it, on the one hand, is more difficult, because there is nothing to navigate, but on the other hand, it is easier. The viewer does not have a deceived expectation, which happens when, for example, he imagined his Eleanor Guthrie all his life, and on the screen she came out completely different.

Before this series of its existence in this story, no one knew. Not only an actress, but also a model of Hannah New. "Black sails" became the most serious work in the cinema. The only notable her appearance on the screen before this was the role of Aurora's mother, Queen Leila, in the family fantasy melodrama of Robert Stromberg's Maleficent.

John Silver

Pirate John Silver - the main villain in the novel Stevenson "Treasure Island." He appears in the TV series "Black Sails". Actors were able to recreate the era, the mood that prevailed in the distant British colonies in the early XVIII century.

The role of Silver went to Arnold Luke. This is an Australian actor, for whom this work has become the most famous and visible in the world cinema. This is a predominantly serial actor, which the Russian audience can recall in such multi-series scenes as the police serial drama "Murder Department", the military mini-series "Pacific Ocean", the children's television series "Elephant Princess", the 13-episode drama "The Strip".

Billy Bones

Billy Bones is Flint's first assistant, in fact his right hand. He is among the most closely approximated to one of the main villains of his time. According to Stevenson in the Treasure Island, Bones was particularly cruel. This was even mentioned in his memoirs by Silver himself. Billy was quick to kill and heavy on his arm.

After the death of Flint, it was in his hands was the treasured map of the island of treasures. Because of this, he became a target for the rest of the pirates, and the document he kept in his possession was a lucrative prey. Therefore, he had to retire in the "Admiral Benbow" tavern in the mother of the main hero of the novel, Jim Hawkins.

Billy lives in a hermit and drinks a lot. Former friends are constantly trying to assassinate him in the hope of mastering the map of the island of treasures. He is handed a "black mark", which in fact means the imposition of a death sentence on him by the pirate community. However, the sea brigands do not manage to bring their threat into execution. Bones dies from an apoplectic stroke, which occurred against a backdrop of chronic alcoholism and nervous shock.

Tom Hopper

In the series, Billy Bones appears before us young and single-minded. He is only at the beginning of his journey. It is played by English actor Tom Hopper.

He became famous in the beginning of the 2010s, playing in the British comic dramatic drama "Merlin". After this success, he was noted in Joe Lynch's parody horror comic "The Knights of the Kingdom of Coolness".

In 2017 he played in one of the most successful serials of recent years - "The Game of Thrones". He got the role of Deacon Tarley.

Reviews of the series "Black Sails"

Such success of the series is explained, among other things, by a large number of positive reviews about the film of TV viewers and film critics.

Many people say that the pirate theme itself is not pop, as many might think. In it, of course, there is where to turn talented director and actor, but not so much films and serials of a similar theme are being shot.

That's why reviews about the series "Black Sails" often begin with gratitude to the creators for the fascinating idea that came to them in the head.

The "Black Sails" has all the prerequisites to win both the glory and the love of viewers. This is a generally positive assessment of famous critics, reviews of those who have already seen it, as well as the formula that was used in the unrivaled "Game of Thrones" - intrigues, battles and sex. As an executive producer - the unrivaled Michael Bay.

Complementing these dignities is a detailed and colorful script and a brilliant actor's play, among which there are many names that are little known to the general public. However, all actors show their best.

Therefore, if you have not seen the series "Black Sails", be sure to give it a chance.