Our Flag Means Death
Based on the true adventures of 18th-century would-be pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby). After trading in the seemingly-charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede's fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.
- Metascore72
- 2022-2023
- 2 seasons
- HBO Max
- Action & Adventure, Documentary, Comedy, Drama
- TV-MA
Based on the true adventures of 18th-century would-be pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby). After trading in the seemingly-charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede's fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Impossible Birds
Thu, Oct 5, 2023 28 mins
Stede and the others make it to the Pirate Republic, where they get jobs working for Spanish Jackie until they attempt a daring robbery and then someone else buys them. Meanwhile, a heartbroken Blackbeard and his crew go on a rampage across the Caribbean.
Episode 2
Red Flags
Thu, Oct 5, 2023 27 mins
On the Red Flag, Zheng and Oluwande draw closer while Lucius make a surprise appearance, surprising no one. Meanwhile, Ed turns his grief over losing Stede into anger, and turns his anger loose on his crew, including Izzy, who loses his leg to his captain's rage.
Episode 3
The Innkeeper
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
After the mutiny, the Revenge crew are picked up by Zheng and the Red Flag. Stede and his full crew are reunited, but Ed is still missing, and undergoing as dark night of the soul at the hands of his old captain, Ben Hornigold, on a deserted island.
Episode 4
Fun and Games
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
The two halves of the reunited crew vote to banish Ed from the ship. Stede and Buttons go after him, and they meet two of Ed's old friends who are now in the antiquing business. Meanwhile the two halves of the crew resolve their issues, and Izzy gets a new leg.
Episode 5
The Curse of the Seafaring Life
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
The crew pus Ed on probation for his previous sins. Steede turns to Izzy to learn how to be a better pirate, and meanwhile turns a curse loose on this crew that lowers morale and threatens Stede's fine new coat. Ed and Fang go fishing, and Ed realizes that he can't stop talking. Lucius makes a surprising offer to Pete.
Episode 6
Calypso's Birthday
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
A musical pirate comes looking for Ed, seeking revenge for Ed breaking his raiding record. Lucius and Black Pete take a break from their honeymoon, Stede shows Ed how to turn poison into positivity, and Izzy displays an unexpected talent for singing.
Episode 7
Man on Fire
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Whhile Ed contemplates becoming a fisherman, Stede basks in his newfound praise for killing Ned Low. Olu and Zheng are reunited with some help from Jim and Archie, Frenchy and the others come up with a new moneymaking scheme, and Izzy has some words of surprising praise for Stede.
Episode 8
Mermen
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
The various pirate factions team up when Prince Banes prepares to destroy the Republic of Pirates and regain his nose from Jackie. Ed decides whether he's a fisherman or a pirate, while Auntie encourages Zheng to be softer... and the Pirate Queen takes her advice to heart. But one will fall.
