Angus Macfadyen portrays the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard in this drama directed by Kevin Connor. It's 1717 and as the British Navy clears the sea of pirates and rogues Blackbeard is preparing to set sail in search of Captain Kidd's lost treasure, capturing Lieutenant Maynard (Mark Umbers)'s friend Charlotte Ormond (Jessica Chastain) along the way. Making an enemy of the Navy from the outset, Blackbeard vows to destroy anyone who gets in between him and his loot.