TV series
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Overview
The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder the world's riches and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-03-15
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- Netflix
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Derek Jacobi as Narrator
- James Oliver Wheatley as Blackbeard / Edward Thatch
- Sam Callis as Benjamin Hornigold
- Thomas Padley as Charles Vane
- Evan Milton as Samuel Bellamy
- Samuel Collings as Paulsgrave Williams
- Miles Yekinni as Black Caesar
- Jack Waldouck as Jack Rackham
- Mia Tomlinson as Anne Bonny
- Mark Gillis as Henry Jennings
- George Watkins as James Bonny
- Sinead MacInnes as Mary Hallett
Episodes
Episode 1: Hoist the Black Flag
The War of the Spanish Succession ends, leaving thousands of Caribbean privateers unemployed. The wreck of a treasure fleet creates new opportunities.
Episode 2: The Pirate Republic
Tensions rise between Benjamin Hornigold and Henry Jennings. Their rivalry takes a new direction when Hornigold declares Nassau a pirate republic.
Episode 3: The Price of Loyalty
Hornigold's crew deposes him for his refusal to attack English ships, but Edward Thatch remains loyal. Pirate raids on British slavers provoke outrage.
Episode 4: The Empire Strikes Back
English authorities tap Woodes Rogers to put a stop to pirate attacks. Black Sam Bellamy suffers a cruel fate at the height of his success.
Episode 5: Deal or No Deal
Rogers' campaign begins with the offer of a pardon, which Hornigold and Jennings accept. But not all Nassau pirates agree. Thatch adopts a new image.
Episode 6: Dead or Alive
Nassau comes under the control of Rogers, and the era of the pirate kingdom comes to a bloody close.
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