User blog comment:Captain Dashing/Crossbones: A New Pirates TV Series/@comment-1984959-20130814082934

New update on Crossbones with teaser shot. Here's a snippet of the news:
 * Director David Slade will be helming the opening episode of NBC’s upcoming pirate drama Crossbones, according to Deadline. Starring John Malkovich as the famous swashbuckler Blackbeard, the show was written by Luther creator Neil Cross and is set in 1715 on the island of New Providence, where "the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (Malkovich), reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors."
 * Crossbones is expected to arrive in late 2013/early 2014, we’ll keep you posted when we hear more.
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