'Our Flag Means Death' Canceled By Max
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Max is continuing a list of cancellations into the new year, and the company has recently announced a large one. Queer pirate comedy show Our Flag Means Death has been canceled after two seasons. The series had fantastic ratings on Rotten Tomatoes with an overall audience score of 94%, the second season pulling that rating up. It was created by David Jenkins and executively produced by Taika Waititi.
Jenkins took to Instagram to address the news. In the post's caption, he explained, “The bad news is clear. OUR FLAG won’t be returning for a third season. We’ve sailed at the pleasure of the fine people at Max, and it brought them no joy to see this journey come to a premature end. Casey Bloys, Sarah Aubrey, Suzanna Makkos, Billy Wee, and David Ruby have been incredible champions of this show. They allowed us to make something authentically weird and heartfelt, cheering us on the entire way.”
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In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, a Max spokesman stated:
“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 reason for the cancellation has yet to be named, though it could be related to budget cuts. The first season was ten episodes long, while the second season was cut down to eight. The budget was also cut for the second season by 40% of what the first season had. Our Flag Means Death can still be streamed on Max at this time.
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Source(s): Instagram, THR, The Popverse, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb
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