Sad news for “Our Flag Means Death” fans: it looks like the ex-Max series won’t find a new home after being canceled by the streamer in January. Deadline reports that series creator David Jenkins confirmed the show’s fate on Instagram, stating that despite many meetings with other outlets, its future is now dead in the water.

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“I can officially confirm that we’ve reached the end of the road,” Jenkins wrote.

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Max’s pirate comedy “Our Flag Means Death” felt like a pretty standard spoof of pirate pop culture when it started its first season, but it developed over that 10-episode run into something much richer, smarter, and even moving by its end. As it navigates the tricky waters of streaming comedy in the 2020s, David Jenkins’ show has found a very loyal fan base; one attracted to both its smart sense of humor and its notable representation of LGBTQ+ characters.

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“Our Flag Means Death” was a sleeper hit for Max on its series premiere last year. That makes Season 2 of the pirate comedy one of the most anticipated releases on TV this Fall. Based on the (kind of) true story of Rhys Darbie‘s Stede Bonnet, the series follows the wannabe pirate as he sets to become a legendary buccaneer himself. But after he crosses rapiers with Taika Waititi‘s Captain Blackbeard, he discovers more than just the romance of the high seas.

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When Taika Waititi began working with David Jenkins on the HBO Max series “Our Flag Means Death,” he knew he’d eventually want to play one of the main characters. Hopeful that Waititi would eventually be down for it, Jenkins wrote the show’s version of the legendary pirate Blackbeard with the Oscar-winner in mind. With Blackbeard at the center of an unexpected romance with the “Gentleman Pirate,” Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), the role turned out to be arguably the best acting performance of Waititi’s career.

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Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi is no stranger to mixing intimate workplace comedies with elements you wouldn’t necessarily expect like vampires, indigenous kids, musicians, etc. Now, he and writer/showrunner David Jenkins have teamed to bring you a humorous and heartfelt tale of pirates with their new show, “Our Flag Means Death,” which premieres March 3 on HBO Max.

“Our Flag Means Death” follows a wealthy aristocrat, Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) who decides to leave his life of privilege to become a pirate in the early 18th century.

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The Bingeworthy boys, Mike DeAngelo, and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, are back to talk about all of the TV news and shows that are worth your time. This week finds our hosts digging into one of the new HBO series, “Our Flag Means Death” which premieres on March 3.

The show follows a wealthy aristocrat, Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) who decides to leave his life of privilege to become a pirate in the early 18th century.

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What’s next on Taika Waititi’s list of Hollywood conquests? Besides the imminent release of “Thor: Love And Thunder” this July, it’s plundering the high seas with fellow New Zealander Rhys Darby.

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The pair teams up as the short-lived real-life pirate duo of Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard in “Our Flag Means Death” on HBO Max this March.

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Yesterday, it was announced by WarnerMedia that they’ve added two more actors to their cast of “Our Flag Means Death,” a pirate comedy series at HBO Max that will be led by New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as history’s most notorious pirate, Blackbeard.

They’ll be joined by Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia“) and Samba Schutte (“Sunnyside“)

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“Our Flag Means Death” is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate.

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Taika Waititi is already what Hollywood calls a “multi-hyphenate,” as a writer, director, producer, and actor. But on the new series, “Our Flag Means Death,” Waititi is going to add pirate to that list of titles.

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According to Variety, Waititi has signed on to join the cast of “Our Flag Means Death” and will portray the legendary pirate, Blackbeard.

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