The highly successful ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film franchise is coming to the tube.

“The idea is that we focus on a much younger Jack Sparrow and show fans how he became a famous pirate,” says an exec.

“The film has been such a success with spin-offs such as toys and video games and books it seems only right to do a TV show.”

The series will feature Jack as a teenage stowaway who day-dreams of becoming a pirate.