Have you watched the episodes of “Our Flag Means Death”? If yes, then you must be fascinated by its background scenes. You must be wondering how is it even possible to shoot a show which is based on the late 80s. The beautiful sceneries, sea, ship, and even pirates clothes. You must be wondering about all this stuff. So, here you go. To clear your confusion and to help you know the possible shooting sites so that you could go take so-called selfies. We have brought you this article which is going to tell you the locations.
Our Flag Means Death is catching the audience’s attention from the very first episode. The executive producer of this show is Taika Waititi who is also playing the character of Blackbeard. The other executive producers are Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, and David Jenkins. This show has started streaming on 3 March 2022 on HBO max.
Filming Location of Our Flag Means Death
The story starts with an aristocrat, Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) who later becomes a pirate. This hilarious comedy show was shooted between June and September 2021. The filming took place not just at one place but in several different places in California. Some of those places are Malibu and County Arboretum, Los Angeles. In the USA, Los Angeles is considered the city of art and culture. There are several studios like Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures present here.
Most of the scene of Our Flag Means Death has been shooted in a studio that is Warner Brothers Studios, Warner Boulevard. This studio is located in Burbank, Calif and is the shooting place of many successful shows like The Big Bang Theory, Back to the Future, Westworld etc. Glendora, the Calif, situated in California also acted as a suitable filming location for the show. Glendora is located in the valley of San Gabriel. Rubel Castle, which is located at North Live Oak Avenue, was the shooting place of the first season of Our Flag Means Death.
Other Shooting Locations
The majority of the scene of this show has been shooted in the city of Burbank which is situated in the San Fernando Valley (Southeastern Part). Burbank is the hub of famous production studios, for instance, Walt Disney Company, The Burbank Studios and most renowned The Walt Disney Animation.
The celebrity residence place, Malibu also became the shooting location of Our Flag Means Death. Malibu is a beach city located in the region of the Santa Monica Mountains. The presence of various beaches like Topanga Beach, Zuma Beach, and Topanga each helped the team in shooting water scenes. Some various successful movies and shows are being shot in this region like Inception, Big Little Lies, etc.
Our Flag Means Death; A Revisit to 18th Century Pirates
Our Flag Means Death is released on 3 March 2022. The show is a period comedy-drama which tells the story of two pirates Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard. After leaving his aristocratic ground, Stede Bonnet turned to become a pirate. His situational humour in between the scenes makes the show more interesting. He went on to voyage in a ship whose name was The Revenge in 1700. But his mission soon fails and he is left with no option other than to partner with Blackbeard. Blackbeard was another successful pirate. Against his will, Stede teams up with Blackbeard.
But the story took a tragic ending when Stede gets killed in a war and Blackbeard gets hanged. In an interview describing this show, Waitti called this show a workplace comedy as a catchall and he added that people seem to like this context and stopped asking questions about the same. He then added that all the workplace comedy revolves around the story of families but this show (Our Flag Means Death) turns the workspace into a family.
Our Flag Means Death Cast
The list goes like Taika Waitti (Blackbeard), Joel Fry (Frenchie), Vico Ortiz (Bonifacia), Kristian Nairn (Wee John Feeney), Samson Kayo (Oluwande), etc.
Where One Can Watch “Our Flag Means Death”
There will be only ten episodes in the first season of Our Flag Means Death and one can watch all the episodes on HBO max. Episodes are telecasted on HBO every Thursday of the month. This means that episodes 4, 5, 6 will air on 10 March 7, 8 on 17 March and 9, 10 (last two) on 24 March.
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