Chief of War

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Chief of War
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Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
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Network Apple TV+

Chief of War is an upcoming American historical drama miniseries created by Thomas Pa'a Sibbett and Jason Momoa for Apple TV+. Momoa also stars and executive produces the series, which consists of nine episodes.

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Premise

The story begins at the turn of the 18th century when the four major kingdoms of the Hawaiian Islands were in a state of war. The series follows Kaʻiana, a Native Hawaiian (kānaka ʻōiwi/maoli) warrior and aliʻi (noble) who travels outside of the islands. He returns home and joins a bloody campaign until, at the last minute, he rebels. The unification of Hawaii took place from 1782 to 1810 under Kamehameha I.[ citation needed ] Ka'iana, was called a "Prince of Kaua'i" and the "most famous Hawaiian in the world."[ citation needed ]

Cast

Episodes

No.Title [1] Directed byWritten by [1] Original release date
1"The Chief of War" Justin Chon [2] Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa TBA
2"Changing Tides"Justin Chon [2] Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung TBA
3"City of Flowers"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
4"Ciudad De Flores, Part II"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
5"The Race of the Gods"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
6"The Splintered Paddle"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
7"Day of Spilled Brains"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
8"The Sacred Niu Grove"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug JungTBA
9"The Black Desert"TBAThomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason MomoaTBA

Production

It was announced in April 2022 that Apple TV+ had ordered the eight episode miniseries, with Jason Momoa set to star in and executive produce. [3] Justin Chon was set to direct two episodes of the series that same month. [2] Casting announcements in October and November revealed that Temuera Morrison, Luciane Buchanan, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikaleʻo, Brandon Finn, James Udom, Mainei Kinimaka and Te Hoke Tuhaka had joined the cast. [4] [5] [6] Cliff Curtis would join in a recurring role in February 2023. [7]

Filming for the series began by October 2022 in New Zealand, with Bay of Islands being used to stand in for 18th century Hawaii. [8] Major battle scenes were filmed in December in the lava fields of Kalapana, Hawaii. [9]

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