Announcing the early renewal, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht said, “Michael Bay, Jon Steinberg and their teams delivered a spectacular first season of Black Sails, and we are incredibly proud of everyone’s work. Based on the strong fan response to the preview screening at last week’s Comic Con, we felt an early order for a second season would allow the writers, cast and crew enough time and space to continue crafting such unique and epic storytelling.”
“We are thrilled to be receiving such an exciting vote of confidence from everyone at Starz and for the opportunity to carry the Black Sails adventure into Season Two without missing a beat,” added creator/executive producer Jon Steinberg. “We couldn’t ask for better partners in bringing our pirate world to life.”
And Michael Bay said, “We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Chris Albrecht and Jon Steinberg. Brad, Andrew and I look forward to continuing our partnership with Starz on future episodes for this extraordinary show.”
The Plot:
Flint (Toby Stephens), the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver (Luke Arnold). Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
The cast also includes Zach McGowan as rival Captain Charles Vane; Toby Schmitz as Jack Rackham, Vane’s right hand; Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie, a determined young woman who runs the smuggling operation on New Providence; Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Mr. Scott, Eleanor’s retainer and right hand, Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max, a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of New Providence; Mark Ryan as Gates, Captain Flint’s Quartermaster and most senior member of his crew, Clara Paget as the beautiful but cold-blooded Anne Bonny, and Tom Hopper as Billy Bones, boatswain of Flint’s ship.
Source: Starz
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