Leslie Jones and Nat Faxon have joined “Our Flag Means Death” as recurring guest stars.
The HBO Max original comedy series is approximately founded on the genuine adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), a spoiled aristocrat who deserted his cushy lifestyle of life to become a pirate. Taika Waititi additionally stars as Blackbeard, history’s most feared and revered pirate.
Balancing the troupe cast are Ewen Bremmer, David Fane, Nathan Foad, Joel Fry, Samson Kayo, Guz Khan, Rory Kinnear, Matt Maher, Kristian Nairn, Con O’Neill and Vico Ortiz.
Jones, who is known for her roles in “Coming 2 America,” “Supermarket Sweep” and “Saturday Night Live,” is addressed by CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller and Gellman. Faxon, who has starred in “Your Friends from College,” “Married” and “Charlie’s Angels,” is represented by CAA and Artists First.
Bremner (“Trainspotting,” “Wonder Woman,” “Creation Stories”) will appear as Buttons; Fane (“Next Goal Wins,” “Bro’Town,” “800 Words”) will play Fang; Foad (“Bloods”) will play Lucius; Fry (“In The Earth,” “Yesterday”) will play Frenchie; Kayo (“Truth Seekers,” “The Bubble”) will plauy Oluwande; Khan (“Man Like Mobeen,” “Army of Thieves,” “The Bubble”) will appear as Ivan; Kinnear (“Penny Dreadful,” “The Imitation Game”) will pull double duty as Captain Nigel Badminton and Chauncey Badminton; Maher (“Marriage Story,” “Captain Marvel,” “Live by Night”) will appear as Black Pete; Nairn (“Game of Thrones,” “The Little People”) will appear as Wee John Feeney; O’Neill (“The Batman,” “Chernobyl”) will play Izzy; and Ortiz (“Vida,” “American Horror Story: 1984”) will play Bonifacia.
“Our Flag Means Death” is executive produced by Waititi, series creator and showrunner David Jenkins, Garrett Basch and Dan Halsted.