Rueben's Ramblings

The new NBC summer series Crossbones will debut on May 30 at 10 PM.

It’s 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence where the diabolical pirate Blackbeard (screen legend John Malkovich) reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown and part marauder’s paradise, New Providence is a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, assassin Tom Lowe is sent to the buccaneers’ haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple.

The cast includes Richard Coyle (Covert Affairs), David Hoflin (Alcatraz and Touch) and Claire Foy (Upstairs/Downstairs).

Here is the trailer for Crossbones.