Black Sails depicts what happens before Treasure Island, providing backstory for characters and plot. John Silver must reunite with Billy Bones before the events of Treasure Island can occur. John Silver's timeline post-Black Sails includes marrying Madi, forming a new crew, and leading a mutiny.

The adventures of Long John Silver (Luke Arnold) are far from over when the pirate TV show Black Sails comes to an end. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel Treasure Island, Black Sails serves as a prequel story following Captain James Flint (Toby Stephens) and his crew of pirates. John Silver plays a major role in Black Sails and Treasure Island, rising from a lowly sailor to Flint's quartermaster and one of the most feared pirates in existence.

Treasure Island shows John, presumably years after Black Sails' ending, recounting his new endeavor to lead a mutiny against the captain of...