EntertainmentStreamingBrilliant pirate comedy with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes is cancelled too soonTaika Waititi series has run agroundWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Taika Waititi series has run aground
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(Image credit: Max)
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Don’t come for me, but I don’t really like thePirates of the Caribbeanmovies. I thought the series had scarred me from enjoying any pirate-themed media for life, but then I watchedOur Flag Means Death,and it very much shivered me timbers.
Broadcast on Max in the US and on the BBC in the UK, the show officially won’t be returning for a third season, but those of us in Blighty are still waiting on a release date for season 2!
Of course, pirates aren’t exactly known for their culture, and the crew that Steed hires are fairly cheap and agricultural types so there’s a serious culture clash. After learning the ropes, he and the crew eventually run into the famed Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Kenway (Waititi) and things take an unexpected turn.
This is definitely on the sillier side of seafaring but that’s what makes it so sweet. With aRotten Tomatoesscore of 94% from both critics and audiences, I won’t be the only one to miss it. The supporting cast is excellent too and UK viewers in particular will be pleasantly surprised to see the likes of Joel Fry, Guz Khan and Rory Kinnear pop up in a big-budget American show.
Waititi is also Executive Producer on the series, and his trademark humour is laced within creator David Jenkins' scripts. The Kiwi writer/actor/director is also wrapping up his excellent vampire comedy series onDisney+,What We Do in the Shadows, but that has had six series to find its feet.
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