Months ahead of Season 2's premiere on January 24th 2015, Starz announced today that their gritty pirate series, Black Sails , has been greenlit for a third season.

Black Sails Season 1 Review

Zach McGowan, Toby Schmitz, and Clara Paget in Black Sails.

“The incredible world that Jon Steinberg (Jericho, Human Target) and Robert Levine (Touch) have created continues to unfold in season two. Flint’s journey is riveting, and around him, Jon and Robert have woven an intricate web of conflict, betrayal, and redemption for the other characters that we believe will keep fans of the show coming back for more,” said Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz. “We think that season three will bring even more of the drama and lore that has made it a hit both in the U.S. and internationally.”Black Sails Season 1 set a Starz viewership record for a debuting Starz series during its opening weekend in January 2014, establishing an average of 5.3 million viewers per episode, and is distributed in about 130 countries and territories worldwide. Black Sails stars Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Zach McGowan, Luke Arnold, Toby Schmitz, Clara Paget, and Jessica Parker Kennedy.Stay tuned to IGN for more Black Sails news coming out of NYCC...

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