ITVX continues its excellent run of snapping up quality catalogue titles, with ITV confirming the acquisition of three acclaimed series set to arrive on the platform across March 2026. Pirate epic ‘Black Sails‘, country music drama ‘Nashville‘, and sibling dramedy ‘Hal & Harper’ are all heading to the streamer, giving subscribers plenty to dig into over the coming weeks.
First up, arriving at the start of March, is ‘Black Sails’, the sweeping pirate prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Previously available in the UK on Prime Video, the series is now coming to ITVX in full, giving it a much wider free-to-stream audience. Created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine and originally produced for Starz, the show ran for four seasons and 38 episodes, charting the violent, politically charged world of Caribbean piracy in the early 18th century. At its heart is the legendary Captain Flint, whose ruthless ambition pits him against colonial powers, rival pirates, and shifting alliances, while a young and cunning Long John Silver steadily rises through the ranks. The show earned widespread critical acclaim for its cinematic production values, having been filmed at Cape Town Film Studios where full-scale ship sets and open-water tanks were built to bring the brutal reality of pirate life to screen. If you’ve never caught ‘Black Sails’, this is a very good excuse.
Later in March, all six seasons of ‘Nashville’ land on ITVX, giving the show a new home after its previous UK run on Sky. Created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri and produced by Lionsgate Television, the show debuted in 2012 and ran until 2018, following the careers, rivalries, and personal lives of country music royalty in a fictionalised version of Music City. The central dynamic between legendary superstar Rayna Jaymes and fierce newcomer Juliette Barnes, played by Connie Britton (American Horror Story) and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) respectively, gave the show its emotional backbone, while a string of original songs and chart-topping performances cemented it as something genuinely unique in the drama landscape. ‘Nashville’ originally aired on ABC for its first four seasons before moving to CMT for its final two, and its legacy has endured well beyond its finale. All 124 episodes are coming in one go, which is a very decent binge.
Rounding out the trio is ‘Hal & Harper’, a quietly powerful contemporary dramedy arriving just a day after ‘Nashville’. Created by and starring Cooper Raiff, the series follows two adult siblings navigating grief, co-dependency, and unresolved childhood trauma, with Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) as Harper and Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True) as their father. First premiering on Stan in 2025, ‘Hal & Harper’ has been praised for its emotional authenticity, naturalistic performances, and its warmly observed look at the kind of family relationships that are messy, tender, and stubbornly complicated. It’s the sort of understated gem that tends to quietly become a favourite.
‘Black Sails‘ premieres Sunday, 1st March 2026 on ITVX in the UK.
‘Nashville‘ premieres Sunday, 22nd March 2026 on ITVX in the UK.
‘Hal & Harper’ premieres Monday, 23rd March 2026 on ITVX in the UK.
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