Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

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20241 Season44m episodes7.0

Drama, Documentary

TMDB7.0

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Runtime: 44m episodes
Genre: Drama
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

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Details

Director: Daniel Sharp
Status: Ended
First aired: Jun 9, 2024
Network: National Geographic
Studio: National Geographic, Dash Pictures

Time to finish

6 hrs

8 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Billy Boyd

Narrator (voice)

Anne Chambers

Self - Author

Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Historian

Iszi Lawrence

Self - Author & History Presenter

Martin Mares

Self - Historian

Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian

Hannah Cusworth

Self - Historian

Connie Kelleher

Self - Author

Mark Hanna

Self - Historian

SERIES

20241 Season44m episodes7.0

Drama, Documentary

TMDB7.0

Votes9

Your rating

Runtime: 44m episodes
Genre: Drama
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Free

With ads

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jun 9, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.3
Francis Drake - For Queen and Country
Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.
E2 · Airs Jun 9, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.3
Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland
Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.
E3 · Airs Jun 16, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.3
John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa
The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.
E4 · Airs Jun 16, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.7
Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate
A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
E5 · Airs Jun 23, 2024 · 44m · ★ 6.7
William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter
Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.
E6 · Airs Jun 23, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.7
Blackbeard
Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.
E7 · Airs Jun 30, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.7
Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits
The notorious pirate run town of Nassau is soon to be shaken by the English crackdown on lawlessness in the Caribbean. Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy.
E8 · Airs Jun 30, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.3
Roberts - The Last Great Pirate
Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.