Black Sails vs The Witness
The Witness has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Black Sails). Black Sails is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Sails
The Witness| Black Sails | The Witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 4 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine | – |
| Main cast | Luke Roberts, Tom Hopper, Ray Stevenson, Toby Stephens, Luke Arnold | Neil Maskell, James Bradshaw, Kerry Godliman, Mark Stanley, Claire Rushbrook |
Synopsis
Black Sails
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise…
The Witness
With their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.
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