Crossbones

2014 • NBC

4.7

128 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 The Devil's Dominion

5/30/14

The Longitude Chronometer, a device that will change the world, is stolen from HMS Petrel by pirates working for the legendary but supposedly long dead Edward Teach - better known as Blackbeard (John Malkovich). On board the Petrel is Tom Lowe (Richard Coyle), an English spy working undercover as ship's surgeon. Lowe's mission is to prevent the Chronometer from falling into the hands of pirates... and if the opportunity should arise, to assassinate Blackbeard.

2 The Covenant

6/6/14

Blackbeard's (John Malkovich) plans are complicated when a popular Pirate Captain comes to town and violently disagrees with his grand design. For his master plan to survive, Blackbeard must weigh the risks of ridding himself of a dangerous old friend. Meanwhile, trying to gain insight into the Commodore's mysterious endgame, Tom Lowe (Richard Coyle) finds himself an unlikely instrument of Blackbeard's will...

3 The Man Who Killed Blackbeard

6/20/14

When Kate (Claire Foy) is captured on a trading voyage, Blackbeard (John Malkovich) and Lowe (Richard Coyle) must work together in order to rescue her before she reveals the island's whereabouts to William Jagger (Guest Star Julian Sands). In the process, Lowe discovers that Blackbeard has an ulterior, deeply personal motive for keeping him on Santa Compana. Also starring David Hoflin, Tracy Ifeachor, Yasmine Al Massri and Chris Perfetti.

4 Antoinette

6/26/14

Under pressure from a mysterious, powerful warlord, Blackbeard dispatches Rider, Nenna and Tom Lowe to carry out a daring raid on a Spanish stronghold. But Lowe is far from welcome on this mission...

5 The Return

7/11/14

Having learned of Blackbeard's (John Malkovich) plans to attack innocent civilians in Jamaica, Lowe (Richard Coyle) devises a way to report back to his spymaster, William Jagger (guest star Julian Sands). But having done so, Lowe discovers that Jagger might be an even greater madman than the Commodore. The time has come to make a choice between two evils. Which way will he jump?

6 A Hole In The Head

7/18/14

Lowe (Richard Coyle) plots to kidnap Blackbeard (John Malkovich) and deliver him to the English authorities, believing this to be the only way to save the people of Santa Compana from the mad wrath of William Jagger (guest star Julian Sands). Meanwhile, Jagger visits an insane asylum, believing a patient there will be the key to finally defeating Blackbeard.

7 Beggarman

7/25/14

With few alllies left in Santa Compana, things take a turn for the worse for Lowe (Richard Coyle) when Nenna's (Tracy Ifeachor) plans for escape puts him in her deadly crosshairs. Meanwhile, Balfour (guest star Peter Stebbings) makes an unexpected alliance that could cost both him and Lowe their lives.

8 Crossbones

8/2/14

Blackbeard sets sail, setting the endgame in motion... and testing the loyalty of his crew to the limits and beyond. Back on Santa Compana, Kate trusts Tom Lowe with a startling request... that leaves him minutes to save both their lives.

9 Blackbeard

8/2/14

Fire rains down on Santa Campana as Blackbeard (John Malkovich) risks all against William Jagger's (guest star Julian Sands) maniacal attack. Lowe (Richard Coyle) must choose between saving the people he loves, the man he admires...and the legacy Edward Teach has built.

101 Sneak Peek

5/19/14

John Malkovich stars as Blackbeard in the new action-adventure series Crossbones.

About this show

Set in the early 1700's (The Golden Age of Piracy), some of the most infamous pirates ever known (Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, etc) established their own Rogue nation in the Bahamas (called New Providence). It was a rebellion against Empire - the first, true democracy in the Americas, where slaves were free 150 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. But, this democracy of the world's most notorious criminals is destined to self-destruct as its being built.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

128 reviews

M. Callender

July 6, 2014

A dark pirate that, on occasion, can be gracious, warm, loving. A ship's surgeon who is also a spy, ordered to kill said pirate, but because of complications, feels it's too soon; bigger things are afoot. An utterly evil champion of the law, endeavoring to make true the false tale that he killed the pirate; ensuring his claim to fame, before anyone discovers that the pirate lives. And, of course, a couple of beautiful women, one with a crippled husband and an eye for the surgeon. It's a GREAT show!!!!!!

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Savannah Bleu

July 21, 2014

Love Malkovich as Blackbeard! I'm not usually a big fan of his but he's won me over in this role.

Patrick Vossen

June 11, 2014

Pretty raw, but what do you expect from this time period. The acting is superb and its a very good show, with various twists and turns.

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