Pirates: Behind the Legends (2024)

Biography · Documentary · History

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (314 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Disney+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2024)

7.51 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Tale of Francis Drake	7.9	57
2	The Tale of Grace O'Malley	7.3	56
3	The Tale of John Ward	7.8	45
4	The Tale of Henry Morgan	7.4	40
5	The Tale of William Kidd	7.1	40
6	The Tale of Blackbeard	7.4	41
7	The Tale of Anne Bonny and Mary Read	6.9	49
8	The Tale of Bart Roberts	8.3	42