Series

Pirates: Behind the Legends

“A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates.”

★ 7.0(8)202444m1 season

Pirates: Behind the Legends is streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV and YouTube TV in United States. Availability checked 16 June 2026.

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Good to know

Release date: 2024-06-09
Runtime: 44m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Network: National Geographic
Status: Ended
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: National Geographic

Pirates: Behind the Legends — trailer

About Pirates: Behind the Legends

Pirates: Behind the Legends is a 2024 web series in the Drama and Documentary genres, starring Billy Boyd, Anne Chambers and Harcourt T. Fuller. It spans 1 season and 8 episodes, and originally aired on National Geographic. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 8 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Pirates: Behind the Legends in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (1)

Season 18 eps · 2024

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

Themes & keywords

based on true storypiratecharacter studypirate shipfictional biographylegendary herosemi-biographicalfictionalized historylegendssea pirateshistorical documentarybased on real personbased on legends