Pirates: Behind the Legends

2024

From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

1 season · 8 episodes

Episode length: 44m

Director	Daniel Sharp
Composer(s)	Mark Summerell
Genres	Drama, Documentary
First Aired	2024
Network	National Geographic
Status	Ended

Trailer

Cast

Billy Boyd

Narrator (voice)

Anne Chambers

Self - Author

Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Historian

Iszi Lawrence

Self - Author & History Presenter

Martin Mares

Self - Historian

Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian

Hannah Cusworth

Self - Historian

Connie Kelleher

Self - Author

Mark Hanna

Self - Historian

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