The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder, stealing and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Drama
Cast:Derek Jacobi , James Oliver Wheatley , Sam Callis , Tom Padley , Evan Milton , Samuel Collings , Miles Yekinni , Jack Waldouck , Mia Tomlinson , Mark Gillis , George Watkins , Sinead MacInnes , Kevin Howarth , Alexander Scott , Jared Morgan , Anton Stennett , Kevin Bedford , Brian Potter
The war of Spanish succession ends leaving thousands of Caribbean privateers unemployed, when the wreck of a treasure fleet creates new opportunities.
Tensions rise between Benjamin Hornigold and Henry Jennings; their rivalry takes a new direction when Hornigold declares Nassau a pirate republic.
Hornigold's crew deposes him for his refusal to attack English ships; but one man, Edward Thatch, remains loyal. Pirate raids on British slaves provokes outrage.
English authorities tap Woodes Rogers to put a stop to the pirate attacks. Black Sam Bellamy suffers a cruel fate at the height of his success.
Rogers' campaign begins with the offer of a pardon, which Hornigold and Jennings accept; but not all Nassau pirates agree.
Nassau comes under the control of Rogers and the era of the pirate kingdom comes to a bloody end.