Pirates: Behind the Legends
2024 · TV Series · TV-14 · 44 min · ★ 7.0
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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Streaming on Disney+ and Curiosity University.
6 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-06-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (8 votes)
Themes
- 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
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Billy Boyd
as Narrator (voice)
Anne Chambers
as Self - Author
Harcourt T. Fuller
as Self - Historian
- IL
Iszi Lawrence
as Self - Author & History Presenter
Martin Mares
as Self - Historian
- RB
Richard Blakemore
as Self - Historian
- HC
Hannah Cusworth
as Self - Historian
- CK
Connie Kelleher
as Self - Author
- MH
Mark Hanna
as Self - Historian
Directed by Daniel Sharp
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Francis Drake - For Queen and Country44mDisney+
- S1E2Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland44mDisney+
- S1E3John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa44mDisney+
- S1E4Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate44mDisney+
- S1E5William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter44mDisney+
- S1E6Blackbeard44mDisney+
- S1E7Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits44mDisney+
- S1E8Roberts - The Last Great Pirate44mDisney+