The Revenge crew sails again. The comedy series “Our Flag Means Death” has been renewed for season 2, HBO Max has announced. The news comes almost three months after the first season of the show ended airing this March.
Created by David Jenkins, “Our Flag Means Death” stars Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as real-life pirates Stede Bonnet and Ed Teach, better known as Blackbeard. The series follows Bonnet, an English aristocrat, when he leaves his family in an attempt to find himself as a pirate, with his kind and gentlemanly demeanor proving to be a bad match with a life of crime. Throughout Season 1, he joins Ed and falls in love unexpectedly, only to end the season with the two separated and a heartbroken Ed embracing his dark-skinned persona in Blackbeard.
The first season of “Our Flag Means Death” received generally positive reviews. In her review, Variety’s chief television critic, Caroline Framke, wrote that “the most interesting thing about ‘Our Flag Means Death’ – if also what can disappoint fans who expect something more obviously ridiculous – is he ends up being more gently introspective than totally amused in his search for comic treasures. ” Throughout its first season, the show attracted a devoted fan base and has been praised for its LGBTQ representation, with the story depicting three queer relationships in the main cast.
In addition to Darby and Waititi, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Con O’Neill, Nathan Foad, Vico Ortiz, Kristian Nairn, Matthew Maher, Guz Khan, David Fane, Nat Faxon and Samba Schutte play the different crew members. of Revenge. Rory Kinnear also plays Stede’s childhood rival Nigel Badminton, and season 1 guest stars included Leslie Jones, Fred Armisen, Kristen Schaal, Nick Kroll, Tim Heidecker and Will Arnett. Jenkins and Waititi are the executive producers of the series with Garrett Basch and Dan Halsted.
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