‘Our Flag Means Death’ Canceled By Max After Two Season

Max is not moving forward with a third season of the period comedy series Our Flag Means Death . Deadline understands the first two seasons will not be removed from the streaming service. Our Flag Means Death is based (very) loosely on the true adventures of 18th century would be pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby).

After trading the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede became captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes changed after a fateful run in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard (Taika Waititi).

To their surprise, the wildly different Stede and Blackbeard found more than friendship on the high seas…they found love. Now, they have to survive it. Related Stories News 'Tokyo Vice': When To Expect Return Of Max Drama News 'Bookie' Renewed At Max For Season 2 The series also stars Samson Kayo, Vico Ortiz, Ewen Bremner, Joel Fry, Matthew Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill, David Fane, Samba Schutte, Nat Faxon and Leslie Jones.

“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.

We also thank the dedicated fans who embraced these stories and built a gorgeous, inclusive community surrounding the show,” a rep for Max said in a statement. During its run, the series was nominated and won many awards including a nod from the GLAAD Media Awards last year for Outstanding New Series, as well as recognition for production design and period hair styling.

Our Flag Means Death is executive produced by Waititi, alongside creator showrunner David Jenkins, Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, Adam Stein and Antoine Douaihy..