The best episodes of Black Sails
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Max runs afoul of the law. Rogers reckons with his past. Flint and Madi reach an understanding. Long John Silver makes his return.
- 02
Rogers and his forces come for the pirates. Rackham and Bonny face impossible odds. Silver demands answers from Flint. Billy crowns a king.
- 03
In the wake of Charles Town, the world lives in fear of Captain Flint. But when his campaign of terror crosses over into madness, it falls to John Silver to locate the man within the monster. Meanwhile, with Eleanor Guthrie gone, Jack Rackham and Captain Charles Vane struggle to secure Nassau for the ages. All will be tested when a new threat arrives. It knows them. It understand them. And in the blink of an eye, it will turn them against each other.
- 04
Nassau is delivered. Silver makes a painful amends. Flint and Madi are separated. Rogers searches for Eleanor.
- 05
The invasion of Nassau meets with catastrophe. Teach and Rackham seek revenge for the death of Charles Vane. Eleanor adjusts to her new role.
- 06
The Walrus crew engages with the elements; Teach disagrees with Rackham; Rogers and Eleanor determine terms for their partnership; and Bonny worries about her future with Max.
- 07
Eleanor risks everything to save Rogers; Billy looks for allies; Vane faces judgment; Flint and Silver ready for war.
- 08
In the Season 2 finale, Flint acquires an unlikely ally; Vane's crew seeks a sea change; and Silver makes a sacrifice.
- 09
Flint urges caution on an enraged Silver. Max leads Rackham and Bonny up river. Billy finds a survivor. Rogers learns the truth.
- 10
Flint makes one last push to topple England. Silver seals his fate. Rackham confronts Rogers. Nassau is changed forever.Series Finale.
- 11
Civilization returns to Nassau, and sets its sights on Vane. Flint, Silver and Billy encounter a new enemy. Rackham takes a stand against his crew. Scott finds a place in the new regime.
- 12
Rogers comes under attack while moving a prisoner. Violence erupts on the Walrus. Silver and Madi are put to a test. Billy sees a new role for himself in the coming battle.
- 13
Violence engulfs Nassau. Silver demands answers from Billy. Eleanor comes to Max's aid. Bonny and Rackham endure hell.
- 14
Silver takes Flint's life in his hands. Billy drives a wedge. Eleanor risks everything. Rogers makes a stunning appeal.
- 15
A rescue plan threatens to divide Flint and Silver. Max learns the true price of freedom. Rackham seeks his prey. The Walrus enters uncharted territory.
- 16
Flint and Miranda come to grips with their past; Bonny makes clear her intentions to Rackham; Vane collects a huge prize; and Eleanor issues a declaration of war.
- 17
Silver gets pushed to his limit by Flint. Nassau readies itself to fight back against an invasion. Rackham steps up and takes control while Max gets her house in order. Vane must make a difficult choice if he hopes to avoid defeat.
- 18
Captain Flint and Silver returns to Nassau to finish what they started and a legend is born. With Rackham's fate in the hands of Rogers, his future looks grim. Vane's mission evolves while Eleanor confides in Rogers.
- 19
Flint accedes to Billy's authority. Eleanor has a plan for Rogers. Silver seeks help from an unlikely source. Max is put on notice.
- 20
Facing certain death, Silver pushes Flint to take action. Teach shows Vane a way forward. A new threat puts Eleanor and Rogers on notice. Max makes her play.
- 21
Silver and his men hunt for Flint on Skeleton Island. Madi is made an offer. Rogers struggles to hear Eleanor. Billy casts his lot.
- 22
Flint deals with a thief among his crew; Vane voices an objection to Rackham chasing a score; Silver and Max hide in a brothel; and Eleanor is faced with a difficult decision.
- 23
Flint and Miranda prepare for a tough go of it; Silver becomes enlightened; Eleanor learns Max's secret; and Vane makes a move.
- 24
Flint and Teach clash over the future of piracy; Rogers makes an arrest; Rackham finds new purpose. Madi comes to Silver's aid.
- 25
The hunt for the Urca continues; Eleanor's plans become unsettled; and Bonny and Rackham are haunted by their past indiscreti
Shows like Black Sails
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of Into the Badlands2015–2019
Into the Badlands is a genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale "Journey to the West". - 02Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of Bering Sea Gold2012–present·Discovery
In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there's a gold rush on. - 03Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of MacGyver2016–2021·CBS
MacGyver, a reimagining of the classic series, is an action-adventure drama about 20-something Angus "Mac" MacGyver, who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. - 04Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of Nautilus2024·SVT Play
Inspired by the Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the serie tells the origin story of the iconic Captain Nemo, an Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family who became a prisoner of the… - 05Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of Homestead: The Series2024
A continuation of the movie Homestead... Amid chaos, ex-Green Beret joins prepper compound; love grows, truths arise, and a community unites. - 06Drama·Action·AdventureThe best episodes of The Musketeers2014–2016·BBC One
A thrilling world of action, adventure and romance inspired by Dumas' legendary characters.On the streets of 17th century Paris, law and order is more a fledgling idea than reality, and the Musketeers, Athos, Aramis and…
