In later seasons, Ray Stevenson even showed up as Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard. Okay, but the real reason why Black Sails was so cool was its mature approach to sexuality, violence, and storytelling.

This week the pirate drama Black Sails is finally on Netflix ... Paget), Calico Jack Rackham (Toby Schmitz), and Blackbeard ...

Actor Ray Stevenson, pictured at the premiere of Thor ... Bear McCreary, the composer who soundtracked the Black Sails TV series, saluted Stevenson's "mesmerisingly unforgettable" turn as ...