gentlemen of fortune
TV SERIES PILOT EPISODE
Port Royal, Jamaica, 1689.
Francis, a freshly minted Navy cadet, returns home to confront the truth of the system he has unwittingly embraced: the people are impoverished, and the system he once believed in is responsible. Inside the Navy, his mentor is resolute in keeping Francis from getting involved in his piracy, even if the cause is noble and despite Francis’s begging. This leaves Francis torn between unquestioning loyalty to his mentor and a growing desire for the justice he believes the pirates represent.
Runtime: 52 minutes
Genre: Action-adventure
Sub-Genre: Historical drama, rite of passage.
Cultural Themes: The Transatlantic slave trade & the Underground Railroad.
Setting: Shortly before the Golden Age of piracy, 1689.
Geographical Setting: The Caribbean: Jamaica (Port Royal) and Cuba (La Havana).
Warnings: profanity, graphic violence, discrimination, trauma, death.