If you still had doubts about the mold that the pirate series of Taika Waititi, Our Flag Means Death, then with the entry of Leslie Jones in the cast you should have no more doubts.
Leslie Jones is officially in the cast of Our Flag Means Death
According to what reported by Deadline, the actress and comedian of the Saturday Night Live has in fact officially joined the cast of the show and, along with her, there will also be the screenwriter and comedian Nat Faxon.
The duo will only participate in the show as guest stars, but I am sure they will leave their mark on this new series as well.
David Jenkins (People of Earth) And Garrett Basch (The Night Of, What We Do in the Shadows) wrote the script for the first season, which will be “vaguely inspired by the true adventures of the pirate Stede Bonnet, a spoiled aristocrat who abandoned his life of privileges to become a pirate“.
Bonnet was “A moderately wealthy early 18th century landowner who later pursued a life of crime as a pirate. He bought a sailing ship, called it Revenge, and traveled with his paid crew along the east coast of what is now the United States, capturing other ships and burning other Barbadian ships. “
Jenkins will also serve as showrunner for the series, while Waititi will executive produce, direct the first episode and star as the pirate Blackbeard.
If you have seen What We Do in the Shadows, then you know what to expect from this series.
