MGM+’s ‘Treasure Island’ Shows Off Its Darkly Funny Side in New Sneak Peek

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a novel all about the high-stakes world of searching for a pirate’s bounty. The beloved classic has had many adaptations throughout the years and inspired other stories. Now, the novel has been embarking on its own series on MGM+! Treasure Island has an amazing cast and has been premiering on MGM+ throughout the month of October. The cast includes David Oyelowo, Hayley Atwell, Tom Sweet, Jack Huston, and Tomer Capone. To celebrate the series, we have a new clip from the latest episode that has some of our favorite characters trapped and trying their best to get out of a sticky situation.

Treasure Island is described as follows: “A high-stakes reinvention of the classic, Treasure Island follows teenager Jim Hawkins and his formidable mother Bess as they’re pulled into a deadly race for the treasure of the infamous Captain Flint. Battling for control are Long John Silver—a ruthless survivor who is just as charming as he is cunning —and Aaron Graham, a revolutionary spy seeking to use the gold to upend colonial power. Set in 1788 across storm-battered Cornwall, treacherous seas, and a jungle island soaked in secrets, this is Treasure Island reimagined as a thrilling, immersive, and character-driven epic.”

In the clip, we get to see Aaron Graham (Huston), Long John Silver (Oyelowo), and Jim Hawkins (Sweet) all sitting together on the ground, waiting to potentially get in trouble. What they discover is that the Governor is ready to see them now and it doesn’t sound like a good meeting. It shows the story’s ability to have humor mixed in with its pirate ways and is a wonderful bit of insight into how the new MGM+ series has been bringing Stevenson’s story to life.

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A Beloved Story Revisited Time and Time Again

Part of what makes Treasure Island so special comes from how we reimagine the story. Famously, The Muppets did so with Muppet Treasure Island and it is one of the most beloved adaptations not only of the Stevenson book but of any adaptation. And yes, that means that Kermit the Frog is in one of the highest regarded adaptations of all time. The new series explore the novel on a deeper level and allows fans to get to know each of these beloved characters and this clip does a great job expressing what this series is all about!

You can see Treasure Island on MGM+.

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