Sandokan is currently streaming in the US on Netflix, and in the UK on Netflix, and its 8/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who have already found it know. A tightly focused run that does not overstay its welcome. That rating comes from 55 viewer scores — enough to represent a genuine consensus rather than a handful of enthusiasts. The availability across streaming platforms means you can start tonight without hunting for a disc or a dodgy stream. Can Yaman is the obvious draw, but once you are in, it is the writing and the ensemble that keep you watching. If it has been sitting on your watchlist untouched, there is no better time to finally start it.

The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives Sandokan its staying power. 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. Can Yaman and Alanah Bloor lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2025. The consistency across the run is what elevates it — not every episode is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching. The action sequences are expensive-looking without drawing attention to their own budget — they serve the story rather than interrupting it.

The series you put on to unwind and find yourself sitting forward in your seat twenty minutes in. The run is exactly the right length — it gets in, does what it came to do, and gets out. Action television that earns its sequences through narrative investment is always more satisfying than spectacle designed to distract from weak storytelling, and Sandokan understands the distinction. If Black Sails is already on your list of favourites, the tonal similarities are real — though Sandokan goes its own direction once you get past the setup. The audience it has built over time is the honest signal of quality.