Our Flag Means Death: Season 1

Stede Bonnet, a wealthy Barbadian landowner, abandons his wife, Mary, and their two children for life as a pirate captain. He commissions the building of a ship, the Revenge, and hires a crew. At sea sometime later, he learns that the crew, bored and irritated by his gentle manner and lack of pirating experience, have decided to mutiny and kill him. Stede chooses the nearest large ship for them to pillage, but the vessel turns out to be a Royal Navy warship captained by Stede's childhood bully,

Stede battles feelings of guilt while hunting for missing hostages. Lucius makes a surprising discovery.

Stede (a.k.a. “The Gentleman Pirate”) conducts business in the Republic of Pirates. Oluwande and Jim face their past.

As the threat of attack looms, Blackbeard and Stede finally meet. Jim fields questions from an overly curious crew.

Blackbeard and Stede attend a fancy party. Oluwande and Frenchie embrace false identities. Izzy and Lucius go head-to-head.

Stede and crew stage a spectacle. Blackbeard struggles to carry out his plan.

A trip to St. Augustine reveals more about Jim’s past. Stede leads Blackbeard on an adventure.

The arrival of Blackbeard’s old buddy leaves Stede feeling like the odd man out. As Oluwande mourns a loss, Jim seeks answers from Spanish Jackie.

Captured and facing trial, Stede and Blackbeard face tough choices and an uncertain future.

While Stede attempts to reenter his old life, Blackbeard tends to a wounded heart.