10.059 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestAmid betrayals and unexpected alliances, Brooke plots to seize power and conquer Marianna. Sandokan and Yanez, meanwhile, prepare for the decisive battle for freedom, an epic clash that will forever mark the birth of the legend of the Tiger of Malaysia.
Sandokan is a Malaysian pirate who, along with his friend Yanez and their crew, attacks the British forces from his island of Mompracem. During his adventures, he falls in love with Lady Marianna Guillonk, an English-Italian aristocrat.
Production
Lush Malaysian locations that make you want to book a flight immediately.
Costume
Can Yaman's unbuttoned pirate shirts deserve their own credit.
Acting
Ed Westwick fully commits to moustache-twirling British evil.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series revives Emilio Salgari's 1883 novels, Italy's most translated author after Dante—finally getting the prestige treatment he deserves.
Can Yaman learned Malay and sword fighting for six months; the ship battles use practical rigs in actual open water, not CGI tanks.
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