Treasure Island MGM+

6 stories Updated for U.S. readers

Promotional poster for the 2026 Treasure Island series featuring David Oyelowo as Long John Silver, Tom Sweet as Jim Hawkins and Hayley Atwell as Bess Hawkins
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

The Biggest Complaint on X About David Oyelowo’s Long John Silver? What Early Reactions Actually Show

David Oyelowo’s Long John Silver is one of the most discussed elements of the 2026 Treasure Island adaptation. Here is what the first rev...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Open ocean beneath a dramatic sky, atmospheric editorial image for a Treasure Island review
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

Tom Sweet’s Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island: First-Episode Strengths and Weaknesses

Tom Sweet’s Jim Hawkins has a clever photographic-memory hook in MGM+’s Treasure Island, but early reviews question whether the premiere ...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read
Treasure Island 2026 cast portraits featuring Tom Sweet as Jim Hawkins, Hayley Atwell, David Oyelowo and Jack Huston
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

The Photographic Memory Twist: Brilliant or Gimmicky? Treasure Island Explained

Does Jim Hawkins’ photographic memory make the 2026 Treasure Island adaptation smarter—or turn its treasure hunt into a gimmick? Explore ...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read
Weathered parchment and old papers illustrating the Black Spot in Treasure Island
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

The Black Spot Explained: What It Really Means in the New Series vs the Novel

What the black spot means in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, how it threatens Billy Bones and Long John Silver, and how to dist...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read
1934 MGM Treasure Island theatrical poster for the adaptation timeline feature image
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

From Book to Screen: Timeline of Every Major Treasure Island Adaptation (Including 2026)

A researched timeline of major Treasure Island adaptations, from early silent films and Disney’s 1950 classic to Muppet Treasure Island, ...

Oct 12, 2026 3 min read
Hayley Atwell as Bess Hawkins and Tom Sweet as Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island 2026
Treasure Island MGM+ · Robert Louis Stevenson

7 Subtle Changes in the New Treasure Island That Book Purists Are Already Debating

From Bess Hawkins’s expanded role to Jim’s photographic memory and the destroyed map, here are seven major ways Treasure Island (2026) re...

Oct 12, 2026 4 min read