‘Unhinged – in a good way’: Our Flag Means Death was cancelled. Its fans are fighting back

Passionate fans of Our Flag Means Death, which starred Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi, are campaigning to save the cancelled show. Photograph: Aaron Epstein/HBO Max

In 2019 a woman named Emperial Young went on an eight-day hunger strike outside the Netflix building in New York, protesting against the streaming giant’s decision to cancel the cult hit TV show The OA.

“Entertainment is food for the human soul and Netflix’s algorithm isn’t measuring that right now,” Young told Insider. “And by not taking physical food, I’m saying that this show is more important food to me than actual food.”