5 Best TV Series About Pirates to Watch While Waiting for 'One Piece' Season 2
These projects are filled with treasure hunts, legendary captains, and tales of sea monsters – everything a One Piece fan needs.
Who are the pirates? Are they bloodthirsty criminals and crooks or romantic rebels looking for a free life?
Let's figure it out while waiting for the second season of One Piece, which will come to Netflix sometime in 2025.
1. 'Our Flag Means Death', 2022-2023
IMDb Score: 7.8/10
This comedy series tells the story of Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who decides to become a pirate. But he can barely control the ship, and his own crew wants to kill him.
Everything changes when Stede meets the legendary Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard. Intrigued by the unusual pirate, Blackbeard decides to help Stede in his endeavors. At the same time, Blackbeard learns manners from Stede – he wants to fake his death and enter high society.
This is one of the most touching and charming pirate shows, which unfortunately had to end prematurely despite its fan support and high scores.
2. 'Crossbones', 2014
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
New Providence, Bahamas, 1715. The diabolical pirate Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, rules over a nation of thieves and criminals. In order to take control of this fearsome society, the seasoned assassin Tom Lowe is sent to kill Blackbeard.
This show intertwines fiction and history, based on Colin Woodard's book The Republic of Pirates. And John Malkovich shines as the hardened pirate with aristocratic airs.
3. 'Black Sails', 2014-2017
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
A prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Black Sails became the most popular pirate series and the loudest premiere of 2014.
Set in the beginning of the 18th century, it depicts the heyday of piracy in the Caribbean. The former British colony on the island of New Providence has become a pirate stronghold where they sell stolen goods.
The British fleet intends to restore order to the area. To save his home, the most formidable captain on the island, Flint, joins forces with Eleanor Guthrie, daughter of the wealthiest black marketeer. They are opposed by Eleanor's father, and the young sailor John Silver.
4. 'Blackbeard', 2006
IMDb Score: 5.5/10
The focus is on Edward Teach aka Blackbeard, the superstar of the pirate world. He commands the ship Queen Anne's Revenge and kills everyone during boarding, fueling his reputation as the most terrible pirate of all the seas.
Lieutenant Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy sneaks onto Blackbeard's ship under the guise of an ordinary sailor to collect information about the pirates' plans and pass it on to his superiors.
However, this task puts the man in a bind – he is madly in love with the daughter of the corrupt governor of New Providence Island, who secretly protects the pirates.
5. 'Pirate Islands', 2003
IMDb Score: 7.1/10
Even after more than 20 years, Pirate Islands remains the best children's pirate series.
In it, fifteen-year-old Kate Redding and her younger brother and sister find themselves in a new computer game invented by their father. In order to escape, they must find a pirate treasure. They are opposed by pirates led by Captain Blackheart and a gang of vagabond children.
