Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

06/09/2024 (GB) • Drama, Documentary • 44m

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

Overview

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.

Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

06/09/2024 (GB) • 44m

Drama, Documentary

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

Overview

Top Billed Cast

Billy Boyd

Narrator (voice)

8 Episodes

Anne Chambers

Self - Author

8 Episodes

Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Historian

8 Episodes

Iszi Lawrence

Self - Author & History Presenter

8 Episodes

Martin Mares

Self - Historian

8 Episodes

Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian

8 Episodes

Hannah Cusworth

Self - Historian

8 Episodes

Connie Kelleher

Self - Author

8 Episodes

Mark Hanna

Self - Historian

8 Episodes

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Last Season

Season 1

2024 | 8 Episodes

Season 1 of Pirates: Behind the Legends premiered on June 9, 2024.

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Status

Ended

Network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on true story

pirate

character study

pirate ship

fictional biography

legendary hero

semi-biographical

fictionalized history

legends

sea pirates

historical documentary

based on real person

based on legends