Rhys Darby (Jumanji, What We Do in the Shadows) has been cast in the lead role of Thor: Ragnarok director's upcoming HBO Max comedy series, Our Flag Means Death. The casting announcement, first reported by Deadline, marks the latest collaboration between Darby and Waititi who go all the way back to the hilarious, musical landmark 2007 HBO series Flight of the Conchords.

　　As the show's title suggests, Our Flag Means Death is a period comedy about pirates--more specifically, loosely based on the life and misadventures of a real-life man named Stede Bonnet, who in the 18th century was known as The Gentleman Pirate. Bonnet was a wealthy aristocrat on the island of Barbados, who gave up his privileged life to become a pirate. Waititi will produce Our Flag Means Death alongside showrunner David Jenkins, and direct the pilot episode. No release date has yet been set for the series.

　　This is far from the only project Waititi has in the pipeline. Additionally, the director is making for Netflix two animated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory series based on the classic Roald Dahl book and Reservation Dogs, an upcoming FX series about Native American teens fighting and also committing crime in rural Oklahoma. Darby and Waititi will also be collaborating in another Waititi project, the upcoming sports comedy Next Goal Wins, which Waititi is co-writing and directing.

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　　It was also recently announced that Waititi will be directing an upcoming Star Wars film, following his work on The Mandalorian. It's unclear when--or if--the impressively prolific Waititi also finds time to sleep.

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