Given the finale ends with a jilted Blackbeard resuming his malicious ways and Stede saving his crew in the hopes of reuniting with Ed, it’s only fair we see where the tide can take them. Season 2 has not yet been ordered by HBO Max, but Jenkins, Darby, and Waititi all sound raring to go. As discussed below, their time together reinvigorated Waititi’s love for acting, and they hope to keep making the show as long as Stede and Ed’s romance can sustain it. It’s part of what excited Waititi and Darby about signing on to begin with the New Zealand actors have an innate chemistry after a decade-plus working together (from “Flight of the Conchords” to “What We Do in the Shadows”), and they wanted to put that rapport to good use in a series that could support it. Unless a movie or series is explicitly said to be a queer love story, the assumption is it won’t become one - at least, not on screen.īut per creator David Jenkins, “Our Flag Means Death” was always written as a love story. Queer coding has long been a part of the viewing experience for LGBTQ audiences and continues to drive substantial conversations around popular media. Plenty of mainstream TV shows and movies introduce crackling same-sex relationships that never lead to anything openly romantic. Of course, there are also reasons outside the narrative to be skeptical. 'Song of the South': 13 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Why Max Bosses Dropped 'HBO' from Rebranded Streamer's NameĢ023 Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series Discovery: Max Reveal Needed More 'Surprises' Wall Street Still Unimpressed by Warner Bros. But the early episodes frame Blackbeard as a threat to Stede rather than a love interest he initially promises his second-in-command, Izzy (Con O’Neill), that he’s only spending time with the rich captain in order to steal his identity. Having escaped death by execution and facing a life in the King’s Royal Navy, Stede “The Gentleman Pirate” Bonnet ( Rhys Darby) and Ed “Blackbeard” Teach ( Taika Waititi) recognize their burgeoning relationship is more than a platonic friendship, and share their own intimate act of grace.įor Ed and Stede (couple portmanteau: Sted), their acknowledged attraction arrives after weeks of classic romantic-comedy set-ups: the meet cute (when Blackbeard saves Stede’s life), the introductory period (where Stede and Ed go out together, under the safe veil of friendship), the jealous ex (when Calico Jack, played by Will Arnett, upends the harmonious couple), and more. The company recently produced short “Solitude,” set in Singapore during COVID times, and two social motivation programs for the Singapore Government, aimed at migrant construction workers, titled “Our Stories Your Stories” and ” Our Songs Your Songs.After weeks of curiosity, hope, and intense fan ‘shipping, “Our Flag Means Death” delivered the kiss many dared not believe was coming in its Season 1 finale. Set up by Sreyashi Sen, Darpan is a content distributor across Southeast Asia, which has branched out into production. Beetroot juice keeps her blood lust at bay. A comic antitheses of the vampire stereotype, it will follow a 150-year-old vegan vampire who lives with his 200-year-old mother who craves blood. Sen has also created series “Beetroot” for Darpan. Soumik Sen (“Mahalaya”) will serve as showrunner. Inspired by true events, the story is set in India in the second half of the 19th century, and spans 100 years, exploring the lives of a leading business household that builds the biggest arms corporation in India and across borders. Singapore-based Darpan Global has acquired audio-visual rights for Neelima Dalmia Adhar’s bestselling 2017 novel “Merchants of Death” and will adapt it as a multiple season series to be shot across India, Singapore and the U.K.
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