Our Flag Means Death Cancelled at Max
Our Flag Means Death will not set sail again.
Max has cancelled the pirate comedy, starring Rhys Darby and executive producer Taika Waititi (as Stede Bonnet and Captain Blackbeard, respectively), after two seasons.
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The news comes three months after the Season 2 finale, which dropped on Oct. 26 and earned an average TVLine reader grade of “B” (read our recap here).
“While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of Our Flag Means Death, we are so proud of the joyous, hilarious, and heartfelt stories that creator David Jenkins, Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein, Antoine Douaihy, and the entire superb cast and crew brought to life,” a Max spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show.”
As HBO/Max boss Casey Bloys explained at a press event not two weeks after OFMD‘s Season 2 finale dropped, decisions on streaming series are informed by “how a show performs over a longer period of time than three weeks” (as is the case with linear programs). “We’re trying to figure out, does it make sense [to renew it]?” he said. “I don’t really have an answer at this point.”
Alas, now we have an answer.
In addition to Darby and Waititi, the OFMD cast included Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matthew Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon and Leslie Jones. The cancellation caps its run at 18 episodes.
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