The unexpected high seas romantic comedy Our Flag Means Death has taken social media by storm, in a fervor that has exponentially increased demands for a Season 2 renewal from HBO Max.The Twitter fan page Our Flag Means Death Crew has organized its renewal efforts into a physical postcard campaign. "You can send a custom postcard for less than $3," pitches the account, providing a link to a Google Drive with further information about the endeavor.
The campaign's Google Drive includes a document outlining the process by which fans from all over the globe can send their physical postcards to HBO and WarnerMedia. Another folder in the Drive contains five custom postcards, featuring scenes from Our Flag Means Death emblazoned with the phrases "Wish You Were Here" and "Don’t Leave Us Hanging." A third document provides a guide for fans sharing their postcards on social media to further the ongoing renewal conversation happening across social platforms.
The Our Flag Means Death Crew fan community is just one of many sources attempting to secure a renewal for the overnight HBO hit. #RenewOurFlagMeansDeath has become a frequent trending topic on Twitter, usually accompanied by fan art for the series. The swashbuckling adventure has already inspired oceans of fan art and fan works online, including art from industry professionals such as Marvel artist Rachael Stott.
The colorful characters and sweeping romances of the David Jenkins-created pirate comedy have undoubtedly birthed a vibrant and vivacious fan community within just a month's time. While this mostly word-of-mouth community skyrocketed the series’ ratings, HBO has yet to confirm a Season 2.
After a cliffhanger finale that saw Taika Waititi’s Blackbeard spiraling from the presumed loss of Rhys Darby’s Stede Bonnet, fans eagerly await the closure and angst that Season 2 seemingly promises. Blackbeard and Stede were far from the only couple separated in the show's final moments, as Waititi’s infamous pirate split The Revenge’s crew, possibly killing a fan-favorite character in the process.
The mix of satisfying queer representation and a not-as-satisfying resolution from the Season 1 finale has left fans buzzing for a potential second season of Our Flag Means Death. The fanaticism around the show’s renewal has launched an effort that has seemingly married the mail-in campaigns of yore with the social media movements of modern fandom.
Until HBO Max announces whether it's all aboard for Season 2, the entire first season of Our Flag Means Death can be streamed on the platform.
Source: Twitter