Starz’s Black Sails to End with Season Four

BEVERLY HILLS: The fourth season of the Starz original series Black Sails will be its last, with the final ten-episode run set for 2017.

The first three seasons of Black Sails averaged 3.6 million multiplatform viewers per episode and the series has been distributed in nearly 200 territories worldwide. The drama takes place 20 years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island and follows the most feared pirate of the day, Captain Flint (played by Toby Stephens).

Series co-creator and executive producer Jonathan E. Steinberg said: “It’s a rare privilege in television to be given the kind of creative freedom we’ve enjoyed on this show over the last four years. While it was a difficult decision for us to make this season our last, we simply couldn’t imagine anything beyond it that would make for a better ending to the story nor a more natural handoff to Treasure Island. We’d like to thank Chris, Carmi and everyone at Starz for all their faith and support, and to our astounding cast and crew for joining us on this ride.”

“Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine, along with their crew and the phenomenal cast, have delivered a spectacular take on the most legendary pirate story in literature, and this final season will bring us to the shores of Treasure Island as was always intended,” said Starz’s managing director, Carmi Zlotnik. “Black Sails has been a tremendous success; from the loyal fan following and strong viewership numbers to awards recognition and the skill of our world-class production in Cape Town, we could not be more proud of this very special series.”