Our Flag Means Death

Pirates have officially become popular again, thanks to Our Flag Means Death — but perhaps not in the way anybody could have anticipated. It's not quite correct to claim that this series is "What We Do in the Shadows, but with pirates", but having Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi on-screen together again is always going to be a recipe for comedy gold.

What sets this show apart from anything else they've done together is that it's a workplace comedy set on a ship with a crew that believes they'll be the best plunderers on the open sea, led by an absolutely inane captain in Stede Bonnet (Darby) — who, coincidentally, was based on a real pirate from history. When Bonnet inevitably comes up with the famed Blackbeard (Waititi, donning a leather jacket and huge facial hair), the two learn that their chemistry may be one of friendship rather than adversaries from the start.

Detailed information:

Created by: David Jenkins
Cast: Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O'Neill, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, David Fane, Joel Fry, Guz Khan, Matthew Maher