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Taika Waititi celebrates Our Flag Means Death becoming the biggest new show in the U.S.

2 April, 2022

Taika Waititi's Our Flag Means Death is officially the most in-demand new show on US television.

According to numbers from Parrot Analytics, demand for the series more than tripled between its series premiere on HBO Max and its Season 1 finale on March 24, a fact celebrated on Twitter by Waititi, the series creator, who also stars in the pirate comedy as Blackbeard. Currently, Our Flag Means Death is in the top 0.2% of titles across all streaming platforms in the United States. The series has performed exceptionally well with global audiences as well, ranking in the top 3% in 34 different countries.

Based on these numbers, Our Flag Means Death is the 11th most in-demand show in the US, boasting 39.7 times more demand than an average show in the US. The series is also the 11th most in-demand show worldwide, 48.6 times more than the average show by global standards, and is number one in Australia, Sweden and New Zealand.

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