'Black Sails' Star Hannah New Joins Cast of 'Bridgerton' Season 3
Far too many fans of period drama fans slept on Black Sails, a series that technically served as a prequel of sorts to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island but mainly was a rollicking period adventure set during the Golden Age of Pirates during the early eighteenth century, that featured appearances by famous figures that range from Charles Vane to Edward Teach.
But while you may have missed your chance to watch Black Sails (though I highly encourage everyone to stream it, it's four seasons long and fantastic!), you can catch one of its best performers in a very different sort of show next year. Actress Hannah New is officially joining the cast of the mega-popular period romance Bridgerton next season in what appears to be a fairly key role.
New played Black Sails' Eleanor Guthrie, the daughter of a wealthy black marketeer in the Bahamas who made a name for herself as the chief supplier for the many pirate crews of New Providence Island. Fierce and uncompromising, Eleanor is one of the most complicated and interesting figures on a show that was (surprisingly!) bursting with complex female characters and was always compelling to watch. (Even when you didn't like her much.)
