Our Flag Means Death

2022 2 Seasons 18 Episodes ★ 7.6 Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama

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. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.

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Cast

Rhys Darby

Stede Bonnet

Taika Waititi

Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard

Ewen Bremner

Buttons

Joel Fry

Frenchie

Samson Kayo

Oluwande

Nathan Foad

Lucius

Vico Ortiz

Jim Jimenez

Con O'Neill

Izzy Hands

Matthew Maher

Black Pete

Kristian Nairn

Wee John Feeney

Seasons

10 eps

Season 1

2022

8 eps

Season 2

2023

Details

Status

Canceled

Original Language

EN

Network

HBO Max, Max

Tagline

"Prepare to have your ship wrecked."

Created By

David Jenkins

Production

Waititi, Human Animals, DIVE

Reviews

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March 27, 2022

★ 10/10

This show is a stroke of f-cking brilliance, I have no other words for it, it's unlike any comedy I've ever seen, unique in every aspect, yet absolutely hilarious, don't let the average user score deter you from watching it (I will assume they never made it past episode 1), because it is an absolute gem

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MovieGuys

October 12, 2023

★ 2/10

I'm at a loss to understand how anyone could enjoy this? I mean, great idea but in every other sense I found it woke, a bit naff and frankly, as funny as a tax office audit. Makes me miss Black Adder.......

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AbsoluteTube

November 26, 2025

★ 8/10

Clearly MovieGuys never watched this past the first episode. The first one sets it up, and simply isn't funny. I don't think it was meant to be at all. From episode 2-3 onwards the true story starts to unfold. Every character in this is well-written, well-played and absolutely hilarious, and the relationship between the two main characters is woven together in a really gentle way; absolutely noth...