<P> Black Sails is an American television drama series created by Jon Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz that debuted on January 25, 2014 . It is produced by Film Afrika Worldwide and Platinum Dunes . It is written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island . The series was renewed for a fourth season on July 31, 2015, before the third season had premiered . On July 20, 2016, Starz announced that the series' fourth season would be its last; the season premiered on January 29, 2017 and concluded on April 2, 2017 . During the course of the series, 38 episodes of Black Sails aired over four seasons . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 25, 2014 (2014 - 01 - 25) </Td> <Td> March 15, 2014 (2014 - 03 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 24, 2015 (2015 - 01 - 24) </Td> <Td> March 28, 2015 (2015 - 03 - 28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 23, 2016 (2016 - 01 - 23) </Td> <Td> March 26, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 29, 2017 (2017 - 01 - 29) </Td> <Td> April 2, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 02) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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