Reviews about the show "Black sails". Release date, plot, actors and roles

Feedback about the series "Black sails" recently increasingly found the lovers of a fascinating series of films. This product of the TV channel Starz has already won the love of thousands of fans around the world.

Plot of the TV series "Black sails"

Feedback about the series "Black sails" usually begin with the main thesis. This movie is loved for the unique plot. It draws you in from the first episode.

"Black sails", the story which is a prequel to Stevenson's novel "treasure Island", allows us to get acquainted with the pirates, who had hidden untold wealth on the island for many years before there came the "Hispaniola" with Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey, and John silver.

The events of the film unfold in the so-called Golden age of piracy. This is the beginning of the XVIII century, to be more precise, 1715 - 1720. The events unfolding in the Caribbean sea, the Bahamas. Here is the English colony, in which coexist the most famous pirates of his time.

The Island of Nassau - original pirate base, which the pirates come in order to replenish their stocks, to relax and realize the loot. The daughter of a major of an English official, for example, engaged in buying stolen goods. Her name is Eleanor Guthrie.

The Most feared captain on the island - flint, which we know is still based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Until he hid all his wealth on a deserted island, the captain, along with Eleanor develops a daring plan to get Nassau's independence from the British crown. To succeed, a new financial investment behind them and sent the flint in your next campaign. The goal is a real money ship as pirates together. It's a Spanish Galleon, where untold treasures.

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Seasons series "Black sails"

At this point the audience has already seen four seasons of the series. First appeared on screens in 2014, stream the last was completed recently. In the first season was 8 episodes, rest 10. Thus, the Directors of the project took 38 episodes of "Black sails". Release date of the next season is undefined because, according to available information from the producers of the series decided to close.

An Unprecedented popularity among viewers, this series won because shooting of episodes was entrusted with different Directors. Therefore, every new series was interesting, original and different from the first.

Four of the Director worked on the first season of "Black sails". Release date the first series was set in advance. It was January 25. It took an Englishman Neil Marshall, in which asset - horror movies "dog soldiers" and "Descent". In the first season, he helped the less well-known colleagues Sam Miller, mark Manding and Tom Scott.

First season

"Black sails" season 1 which saw more than six million viewers in the U.S. alone, has become one of the most successful projects of the TV channel Starz.

It is Worth noting that this is an American premium cable channel that specializiruetsya on showing the series of movies and new film industry. He also produces the series of own production, which, in particular, include "Black sails". Season 1 was so successful that the creators of the show quickly agreed on the renewal of the show for the second part, which also was on two series longer than the first.

Star series

One of the main characters - captain flint. If Stevenson about it only to remember and tell the other characters, it's the opposite in the TV series "Black sails". The actors who created unforgettable images of the main characters, has received well-deserved praise from critics.

So, captain flint played by Toby Stephens. Is an English actor, known for another Thriller Lee Tamahori of "Die another day", released in 2002. There he played a businessman from the UK who creates unique companion. At night, he is able to arrange pseudosolenia lighting, but for that he needed a rare and expensive diamonds.

In this film, appears in the role of thug and pirate Toby Stephens. "Black sails" helped to open up his creative talent in full measure.

It is Worth noting that Stevens is not popular outside of England, especially when compared with such peers as Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. But at home he is considered one of the best actors of our time. Bright role in "Black sails" helped him once again to declare itself not only British, but world kinoobschestvennost.

Eleanor Guthrie

Daughter of a large British officials and stupdity stolen Eleanor Guthrie in Stevenson's novel there. Therefore, Hannah new, who plays her, on the one hand, more difficult because it is not what to focus, on the other hand, it's easier. The viewer no disappointed expectations, which happens when he, for example, all my life I imagined my Eleanor Guthrie, and on the screen it came out very different.

Before this series about her existence in this story no one knew. Not only actress and model HannahNew. "Black sails" became the most serious work in the movie. Her only notable appearance on the screen before that was the mother of Princess Aurora, Queen Leila, in the family fantasy melodrama by Robert Stromberg "Maleficent".

John silver

The Pirate John silver is the main villain in the Stevenson's novel "treasure Island". He appears in the TV series "Black sails". The actors are well able to recreate that era, the mood that prevailed in the distant British colonies in the early eighteenth century.

The Role of silver went to Arnold Hatch. Is an Australian actor, for whom this work became the most famous and notable in the world cinema. This is mainly a soap actor, which the Russian spectator can remember such serial films as the police drama series "homicide", a military mini-series "the Pacific", a children's television series "the elephant Princess", 13-part drama "the Strip".

Billy bones

Billy bones - the first mate of captain flint, in fact his right hand. He is among the particularly close to one of the main villains of his time. According to "treasure Island" Stevenson still, bones were particularly brutal. About it in his memoirs and even mentioned he silver. Billy was fast on punishment and heavy on hand.

After the death of flint that is in his hands were a cherished treasure map. Because of this, he became a target for other pirates, but the document, which he kept, - tempting prey. So he had to live in seclusion in the tavern "Admiral Benbow" the mother of the protagonist of the novel Jim Hawkins.

Billy bones lives like a hermit and drinking a lot. Former friends constantly making attempts on his life, hoping to acquire the map of treasure island. He receives a "black mark", which actually means making him the pirate community of the death penalty. However, pirates did not have time to put his threat into execution. Bones dies of a stroke that occurred on the background of chronic alcoholism and nervous shock.

Tom Hopper

In the series of Billy bones appears to us a young and purposeful. It is only in the beginning of his career. He is played by English actor Tom Hopper.

He became famous in the early 2010 years, playing in the British serial Comedy-fantasy drama "Merlin". After this success, he was noted even in parody Comedy horror Joe Lynch's "Knights of badassdom".

In 2017, played in one of the most successful series of recent years - "Game of thrones". He got the role of Dickon Tarly.

Feedback about the series "Black sails"

The success of the series is explained, in particular, and a lot of positive feedback about the film from viewers and critics.

Many say that the pirate theme - do not pop as it may seem. It is, of course, is where to turn a talented Director and actor, but movies and TV shows on similar subjects is not so much.

That is why the reviews on the TV series "Black sails" often begin with thanks to the creators for a fascinating idea that came into their heads.

"Black sails" has all the prerequisites to gain fame and love of the viewers. This is a positive overall evaluation of well-known critics, the reviews of those who have seen it, as well as the formula that was used in the ultimate "Game of thrones" - the intrigue, battles and sex. As Executive producer - unmatched Michael Bay.

Complementing these advantages and more details and colorfully written script and brilliant acting, including many little-known names. However, all the actors show themselves from the best side.

So if you haven't seen the TV series "Black sails", be sure to give him a chance.