Taika Waititi reveals new filming details for Our Flag Means Death season 2. The HBO Max pirate rom-com series wrapped its epic first season this March, ending on a cliffhanger. It follows the most notorious pirate in history, Blackbeard (Waititi), and the newest addition to his crew, wealthy landowner Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), who abandons his life on shore to become a pirate. Telling the surprise love story between the two, Our Flag Means Death season 1 ended with the two split up in a heartbreaking twist. Recently, fans were delighted to hear Our Flag Means Death would return for season 2, expected to come in 2023.
Waititi, who also produces Our Flag Means Death, recently caught up with Collider during the Lightyear press tour to discuss filming details for season 2. In addition to giving an idea of the production timeline, Waititi reveals the series will be shifting locations. He says:
“We start filming hopefully I think by October, and we’re gonna shoot in New Zealand. We shot the last one in LA. Weird place to try and do something all on the ocean, so we’re gonna go down to New Zealand which is surrounded by it. That’s one of the things I’m most excited about for the next year.”
With filming hopefully getting underway later this year, Our Flag Means Death season 2 can premiere sometime in 2023 as planned. Though some fans might wish Our Flag Means Death would get back to work sooner, it was probably inevitable that it would instead be a bit later with Waititi's busy schedule. New Zealand is the perfect place to continue the story of Blackbeard and Stede, making season 2 even more exciting. Our Flag Means Death has been praised for its representation of queer relationships, and it deserves a truly excellent sophomore run. With season 2 in the works, Our Flag Means Death will soon be back and better than before.
Source: Collider