Home TV News ‘Our Flag Means Death’: Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O’Neill & Vico Ortiz Cast In HBO Max Pirate Comedy From David Jenkins/Taika Waititi

‘Our Flag Means Death’: Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O’Neill & Vico Ortiz Cast In HBO Max Pirate Comedy From David Jenkins/Taika Waititi

by Dave Elliott

‘Our Flag Means Death’: Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O’Neill & Vico Ortiz Cast In HBO Max Pirate Comedy From David Jenkins/Taika Waititi

HBO Max’s upcoming pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, from ‘People of Earth’ creator David Jenkins and Oscar-winning director/exec producer Taika Waititi, has added Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O’Neill & Vico Ortiz to the cast as series regulars.

‘Our Flag Means Death’ is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (played by the wonderful Rhys Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate. Taika Waititi is set not only to direct the pilot but also star as Blackbeard, history’s most feared and revered pirate.

Joining them will be:

Kristian Nairn as “Wee John Feeney”. Nairn is of course, best known as Hodor from ‘Game Of Thrones’, along with being an internationally renowned DJ!

Nathan Foad as “Lucius”. Foad is a TV writer, comedian and actor who has written on BBC series ‘The Young Offenders’, and is currently appearing in Sky comedy ‘Bloods’.

Samson Kayo as “Oluwande.” Kayo seems to have been everywhere over the last few years. Not only the aforementioned ‘Bloods’, but also his UKTV sitcom ‘Sliced’, which returns to Dave for a 2nd Season soon, ‘Famalam’, ‘Truth Seekers’, ‘Death to 2020’, ‘Urban Myths’ and ‘Timewasters’!

Rory Kinnear as “Captain Nigel Badminton” and “Chauncey Badminton.” Kinnear appeared in a huge range of comedy and drama including the brilliant ‘Years and Years’, ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’, ‘Count Arthur Strong’, the original ‘Penny Dreadful’, and next returns to his Bond role as Tanner in ‘No Time to Die’.

Con O’Neill as “Izzy.” O’Neill you may know from the brilliant BBC comedy ‘Uncle’, Sky drama ‘Cobra’, ‘Happy Valley’, or in critically acclaimed HBO miniseries ‘Chernobyl’.

Vico Ortiz as “Bonifacia.” Ortiz has appeared in ‘Vida’, ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’, and ‘American Horror Story: 1984′.

The series is created and written by David Jenkins, who is probably best known for the sci-fi show ‘People of Earth’, which aired on TBS for two seasons. Jenkins serves as showrunner and exec producer.

Taika Waititi is set to direct the first episode and also exec produce. Waititi won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for the brilliant ‘Jojo Rabbit’ earlier this year, and continues to direct/produce the critically acclaimed horror-comedy ‘What We Do in the Shadows’. He returned to the MCU to direct ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ this year. Emmy-nominated producer Garrett Basch (‘The Night Of’, ‘What We Do in the Shadows’) and Dan Halsted (‘People of Earth’, ‘Garden State’) also exec produce.

Our Flag Means Death‘ will air on HBO Max in the USA. No idea where it’ll land in the UK (although Sky is probably a good bet!) If you want to keep track of this show you can add it via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.

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