Crossbones

Crossbones is an American Television Show that portrays a realistic and accurate historical emphasis on the situation between England and its Pirates during the 1700s. The show was created by Neil Cross, creator of the British television series Luther, and whose television writing credits include Spooks and Doctor Who, and is a fictional adaptation of the life of the notorious pirate Edward Teach (Blackbeard), William Jagger, and Tom Lowe in and around the island of New Providence in The Bahamas

Plot
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the buccaneers' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.

Episodes/Seasons

 * Season 1
 * Season 1, Episode 1 The Devil's Dominion
 * Season 1, Episode 2 The Covenant
 * Season 1, Episode 3 The Man Who Killed Blackbeard
 * Season 1, Episode 4 Antoinette
 * Season 1, EPisode 5 The Return
 * Season 1, Episode 6 A Hole in the Head
 * Season 1, Episode 7 Beggarman
 * Season 1, Episode 8 Crossbones
 * Season 1, Episode 9 Blackbeard

Cast
Main characters
 * John Malkovich -as- Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
 * Richard Coyle -as- Tom Lowe
 * Claire Foy -as- Kate Balfour
 * Tracy Ifeachor -as- Nenna Ajanlekoko
 * David Hoflin -as- Charlie Rider

Guest stars
 * Stuart Wilson -as- Captain Sam Valentine, "a powerful pirate and an old friend of Blackbeard".
 * Yasmine Al Massri -as- Selima El Sharad, "a poised and elegant Arabian woman who is Blackbeard's one confidante."
 * David Hoflin -as- Charles Vane

Recurring
 * Ezra Buzzington -as- Eisengrim

Crew
Executive Producers
 * Neil Cross
 * Walter Parkes
 * Laurie MacDonald
 * Ted Gold
 * Ciaran Donnelly

Co-Executive Producers
 * David DiGillio
 * Blake Masters
 * Michael Oates Palmer
 * Elizabeth Sarnoff
 * Josh Friedman

Associate Producers
 * Tim Dragga
 * Todd M. Lachniet
 * Kevin Blank
 * Angelita Esperanza

Producers
 * Jane Bartelme
 * Rudd Simmons

Co-Producers
 * Lori Motyer
 * Riyoko Tanaka

Line-Producer
 * Neal Ahem Jr.

Directors
 * Daniel Attias
 * Ciaran Donnelly
 * Deran Sarafian
 * Terry McDonough
 * Steve Shill
 * David Slade

Writers
 * Neil Cross
 * James V. Hart
 * Raphael Jackson Jr.
 * Damione Macedon
 * Amanda Welles
 * Colin Woolard

Cinematographer
 * Christopher Baffa

Studio
 * Universal Television
 * Parkes/MacDonald Productions