Our Flag Means Death
About Our Flag Means Death
After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard.
Our Flag Means Death is an action-adventure and comedy series that ran on HBO Max and Max. Its 2 seasons and 18 episodes were broadcast from March 2022 to October 2023.
The series is filed under 18th century, pirate, swashbuckler, and romcom. Rhys Darby appears as Stede Bonnet, Taika Waititi as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard, Ewen Bremner as Buttons, and Joel Fry as Frenchie.
It was produced by DIVE, Human Animals, and Waititi. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.
Crossbones, Black Sails, and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story make useful companions to Our Flag Means Death, all filed under period drama. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 379 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.