Funny New Trailer for Taika Waititi’s Pirate Comedy Series OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH
HBO Max has released the full trailer for Taika Waititi’s upcoming pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. The series follows a dysfunctional band of pirates as they embark on a series of adventures on the open sea and we get to see more of their dangerous, wild, and funny pirate adventure in this trailer. It was also announced that the series will debut on HBO Max on March 3rd, 2022.
The story is set in the early 18th century and loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), who is described as “a pampered aristocrat who abandons his life of privilege to become a pirate.”
Bonnet was a moderately wealthy landowner who later turned to a life of crime as a pirate. During a mid-life crisis, he bought a sailing vessel, named it Revenge, “and traveled with his paid crew along the Eastern Seaboard of what is now the United States, capturing other vessels and burning other Barbadian ships.”
Taika Waititi plays Blackbeard the Pirate, history’s most feared and revered pirate, in the series. We get to see a lot more of him in this trailer and he’s hilarious in the role! The series also stars Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones), Joel Fry (Cruella), Nat Faxon (Reno 911), and Leslie Jones (Ghostbusters). Other cast members include Nick Kroll, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Matt Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, Guz Khan, David Fane, Rory Kinnear, and Samba Schutte.
The show was created by David Jenkins and you can watch the trailer below. Check it out and let us know what you think!
