Black Sails is an American historical adventure television series set on New Providence Island and a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island. The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz. It stars Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold, Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, and Jessica Parker Kennedy.

The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was aired on January 25, 2014 while the second season, also of eight episodes, began airing on January 24, 2015. The third season premiered on January 29, 2016. On March 9, 2016, Starz renewed the series for a …