Crossbones: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Crossbones (2014): Drama, Action, Adventure. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of Santa Campana, 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.

Series details

Title: Crossbones
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
Premiere date: 2014-05-30
Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-02
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7/10
TVMaze ID: 658

Cast and credited roles

John Malkovich — Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
Richard Coyle — Tom Lowe
Claire Foy — Kate Balfour
Yasmine Al Massri — Selima El Sharad
David Hoflin — Charles Rider
Chris Perfetti — Tim Fletch
Tracy Ifeachor — Nenna Ajanlekoko

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2014-05-30; final listed air date 2014-08-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crossbones on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.