Black Sails
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Black Sails is a gritty historical adventure television series that serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," following Captain Flint and other pirates in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Sails canonical | 6 |
| Black Sails (TV series) score | 1 |
| Our Flag Means Death | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5253169 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Sails Context triple: [Rupert Penry-Jones, notableWork, Black Sails]
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A.
Lady Ships
Lady Ships is the distinctive, adults-only cruise ship fleet concept used by Virgin Voyages across its branded vessels.
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B.
Corsairs
Corsairs is the athletic mascot and team name representing Santa Monica College in collegiate sports and campus activities.
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C.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
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D.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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E.
The Pirate
The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Sails Target entity description: Black Sails is a gritty historical adventure television series that serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," following Captain Flint and other pirates in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
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A.
Lady Ships
Lady Ships is the distinctive, adults-only cruise ship fleet concept used by Virgin Voyages across its branded vessels.
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B.
Corsairs
Corsairs is the athletic mascot and team name representing Santa Monica College in collegiate sports and campus activities.
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C.
Pirates
Pirates are seafaring outlaws who historically attacked and plundered ships and coastal settlements, often romanticized in popular culture for their rebellious and adventurous image.
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D.
The Pirate
The Pirate is a romantic musical comedy film best known for its vibrant Technicolor production and the iconic pairing of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
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E.
The Pirate
The Pirate is an 1822 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the Orkney and Shetland Islands, blending romance, adventure, and local folklore around the figure of a mysterious seafarer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical adventure television series
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | works of Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Jonathan E. Steinberg
NERFINISHED
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Robert Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Andrew Form
NERFINISHED
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Brad Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan E. Steinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2014 ⓘ |
| followsCharacter |
Anne Bonny
NERFINISHED
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Captain Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Vane NERFINISHED ⓘ Eleanor Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Rackham NERFINISHED ⓘ John Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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drama ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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piracy ⓘ power struggle ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2017 ⓘ |
| mainCastMember |
Clara Paget
NERFINISHED
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Hannah New NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Parker Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Schmitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach McGowan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRelation | prequel to Treasure Island ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 38 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Starz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotPremiereDate | 2014-01-25 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Film Afrika Worldwide
NERFINISHED
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Platinum Dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ Quaker Moving Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
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New Providence Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Sails Description of subject: Black Sails is a gritty historical adventure television series that serves as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," following Captain Flint and other pirates in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black Sails (TV series) score
this entity surface form:
Our Flag Means Death