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Overview

Bristol, England, 1717. Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy scouts the seas in order to restore safe passage to the sea lanes. He meets his match when he's taken by a fearsome hulk of a menace in the West Indies—a pirate sailing off the Island of St. Vincent. Edward Teach has no plans for retirement. In fact, his goal-to find and lay claim to the fabled treasures of Captain Kidd.

  1. Bryce Zabel

    Creator

  2. Kevin Connor

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Angus Macfadyen

    Blackbeard

  2. Cast 1

    Mark Umbers

    Lt. Robert Maynard

  3. Cast 1

    Richard Chamberlain

    Gouverneur Charles Eden

  4. Cast 1

    Jessica Chastain

    Charlotte Ormand

  5. Cast 1

    Stacy Keach

    Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold

  6. Cast 1

    Rachel Ward

    Sally Dunbar

  7. Cast 1

    Anthony Green

    Israel Hands

  8. Cast 1

    Danny Midwinter

    Elias Ransom

  9. Cast 1

    Bill Fellows

    Dr. Peter Bruce

Last Season

Poster

Miniseries

2006 | 2 episodes

season 1 of Blackbeard premiered on Jun 17, 2006.

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REALISTIC pirate adventure RELEASED IN 2005 and directed by Kevin Connor, "Blackbeard" is a two-part TV film from Hallmark loosely based on the exploits of the infamous pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard (born circa 1680 and died November 22, 1718). Although "Blackbeard" features real-life people and other items, like the ship Queen Anne's Revenge and Blackbeard's relationship with the governor, the story is essentially fictional. Those knowledgeable about the life of Blackbeard should know this up front otherwise it will ruin their experience. Still, even though this is a...

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Status Ended

Network Network

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish 

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