'Our Flag Means Death' fanbase loses its collective mind as the pirate rom-com is finally renewed for season 2
- Fans lost their minds after HBO Max announced "Our Flag Means Death" would be renewed for season 2.
- Showrunner David Jenkins credited the fans' enthusiasm over season 1 for the show's renewal.
HBO Max announced Wednesday — the beginning of Pride Month — that pirate rom-com "Our Flag Means Death" will be renewed for season 2, and fans are losing their minds over the news.
"Season two is officially setting sail," HBO Max tweeted accompanied by a video montage of scenes from the beloved show.
"Heard you might want more of pirates being friends and loving each other up so we got you this second season," showrunner David Jenkins tweeted. He credited the fans' "enthusiasm" for the show's renewal.
"We love your love of this show. Thank you for an amazing experience and for meeting our work with such kind passion," Jenkins added.
The announcement comes more than two months after the premiere season came to a close, and fans instantly took to the internet to revel in the glory of another season of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard, played by New Zealand comedy stars Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, respectively.
"YESSS ITS HAPPENING!!!!!!" one fan tweeted, with another saying "This is sincerely the best day."
"IM EATING THE INSULATION IN MY WALLS WE'RE GETTING A SEASON TWO IM GONNA CRY," another wrote.
"I'm so emotional rn," another fan said on Twitter. "I love that we have a community now to await the second season with."
"I GASPED OUT LOUD IN MY OFFICE," another fan wrote in a Reddit thread on the announcement.
Actors from the show also reveled in the news that Season 2 had been green-lit.
"I'm a very happy pirate," Con O'Neill, who plays Izzy in the show, tweeted with a selfie.
Vico Ortiz — who portrays the nonbinary pirate Jim — said that the "hardest part was not being able to like/comment/engage with TikToks that had anything to do with the OFMD renewal."
Nathan Foad shared a gif of his character on the show saying "Oh, thank god it's out. I'm so bad at keeping secrets."
The season two release date is still under wraps, but fans will surely be anticipating the date highly in the meantime.