This big-hearted series, which debuted in March, took viewers by surprise with a slow-burn romance between “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and the notorious Blackbeard (Taika Waititi, who executive produced).
HBO’s swashbuckling comedy “Our Flag Means Death” has turned out to be the sleeper hit of the spring – and a resounding clap back at the current wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping multiple states, from the Florida measure opponents have dubbed the “don ‘t say gay “bill to efforts in Texas and elsewhere to bar transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care or trans athletes from competition.
