HBO Max releases trailer for Taika Waititi's pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death
Our Flag Means Death stars Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Fred Armisen, and Leslie Jones. It premieres in March

After putting his spin on vampires in What We Do In The Shadows and Norse mythology superheroes in Thor: Ragnarok (and the upcoming Love & Thunder), Taika Waititi is wading into pirate territory for his upcoming HBO Max comedy, Our Flag Means Death. The show premieres on the streaming platform on March 3.
The comedy is loosely based on the true adventures of would-be pirate Stede Bonnet. As seen in the newly released trailer, Stede (Rhys Darby) is a spoiled aristocrat who voluntarily gives up all his fortune to find a new home and career on a pirate ship, much to the surprise of his fellow wealthy elite. Stede wants to be compared to the likes of Captain Blackbeard (Waititi in glorious facial hair and a wig), and possibly gain the title of Gentleman Pirate for all his adventures—even though he hasn’t gone on any looting quests yet, except for maybe stealing books from a library.