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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mgms-treasure-island-shows-off-its-darkly-funny-side-in-new-sneak-peek/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:00:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:04:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/treasure-island-david-oyelowo-jack-huston-mgm-plus-sneak-peek/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- MGM+ has released a comic preview of Treasure Island.
- Long John Silver, Aaron Graham and Jim Hawkins await the Governor.
- The series reworks Stevenson’s classic as a 1788 adventure.

## Summary

MGM+’s new series Treasure Island reimagines Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic as a character-led pirate adventure, with a darkly comic edge. A new preview shows three central characters facing an ominous meeting with the Governor, offering a glimpse of the show’s humour and tone.

The series stars David Oyelowo as Long John Silver, Jack Huston as Aaron Graham and Tom Sweet as Jim Hawkins, alongside Hayley Atwell and Tomer Capone. Set in 1788, it follows Jim and his mother Bess as they are drawn into a dangerous contest for Captain Flint’s treasure, with a revolutionary spy also seeking the gold.

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