LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- British actor Toby Stephens is to lead the cast of the small-screen pirate series "Black Sails," Starz announced Friday.
The "Possession" and "Die Another Day" star will play Captain Flint in the eight-episode first season of the show, which is being produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes. The production is set to shoot at Cape Town Studios in Cape Town, South Africa, this year and will air on Starz in 2014.