Fred Armisen and Samba Schutte Join “Our Flag Means Death”

Fred Armisen at the Emmys in 2019.
Fred Armisen at the Emmys in 2019. Photo by John Photography/Shutterstock (10421135gb)

HBO’s Our Flag Means Death has added recurring guest stars Fred Armisen and Samba Schutte.

Our Flag Means Death is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), an aristocrat who abandons his life of privilege to become a pirate.

Armisen and Schutte join Ewen Bremner, David Fane, Guz Khan, Matt Maher, Joel Fry, Kristian Nairn, Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Rory Kinnear, Con O’Neill, Taika Waititi, and Vico Ortiz.

The show hails from writing, showrunner, and executive producer David Jenkins with Garrett Basch, Dan Halsted, and Taikia Waititi serving as executive producers.

Details about Armisen and Schutte’s characters haven’t been released yet.

Armisen was recently in Schmigadoon! and The Sketch Factor. His other credits include Portlandia, Los Espookys, and Documentary Now!.

Schutte’s credits include voice talent for video games like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Sunnyside, 9-1-1, Buni TV Comedy Series, The Grind, and The Tiger Hunter.