Crossbones (TV series)

Crossbones
Title card
GenreDrama
Adventure
Created by
Based onThe Republic of Pirates
by Colin Woodard
Starring
ComposerMateo Messina
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Rudd Simmons
  • Jane Bartelme
  • Tim Dragga
Production locations
CinematographyChristopher J. Baffa
Editors
  • Art Jones
  • Tim Streeto
  • Margaret Reticker
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMay 30 (2014-05-30) –
August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02)
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Crossbones is an American action-adventure drama television series that aired on the NBC network from May 30 to August 2, 2014. The series is a fictionalization of the life of the pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Teach,[1] who is still alive in 1729 (historically, he died in 1718). The show was created by Neil Cross, James V. Hart, and Amanda Welles.[1] Crossbones is based on Colin Woodard's book The Republic of Pirates.[2]

The show was originally supposed to be a part of NBC's midseason schedule, but it was later pushed to summer.[3] The series premiered on May 30, 2014, at 10:00 pm EDT.[4] On July 24, 2014, NBC announced that Crossbones had been canceled, and the final two episodes were removed from the schedule. However, both episodes were later aired on August 2, 2014.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Crossbones About the Show". Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 14, 2012). "NBC Greenlights Pirate Drama From 'Luther' Creator". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Crossbones Pushed to Summer 2014". Spoiler TV. February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 25, 2014). "NBC Announces Summer Premiere Dates for 'Crossbones', 'Undateable', 'The Night Shift', 'Taxi Brooklyn' & More". Zap2it. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 24, 2014). "NBC to Burn Off the Final Two Episodes of 'Crossbones' on Saturday, August 2". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.