Chief of War

*Chief of War*
Chief of War
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett; Jason Momoa;
Starring	Jason Momoa; Temuera Morrison; Luciane Buchanan; Te Ao o Hinepehinga; Kaina Makua; Moses Goods; Siua Ikaleʻo; Brandon Finn; James Udom; Mainei Kinimaka; Te Kohe Tuhaka;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Jason Momoa; Thomas Pa'a Sibbett; Francis Lawrence; Peter Chernin; Jenno Topping; Erik Holmberg; Doug Jung;
Production companies	about:blank; Fifth Season; Chernin Entertainment;
Original release
Network	Apple TV+

Chief of War is an upcoming Hawaiian 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.

Premise

The story is based on historic events and 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 King Kamehameha I.^{[citation needed]} Ka'iana (portrayed by Momoa), was called a "Prince of Kaua'i" and the "most famous Hawaiian in the world."^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Jason Momoa as Ka'iana
Temuera Morrison as Chief Kahekili
Luciane Buchanan as Kaahumanu
Te Ao o Hinepehinga as Ka'iana
Kaina Makua as Kamehameha
Moses Goods as Moku
Siua Ikaleʻo as Nahiʻ
Brandon Finn as Prince Kūpule
James Udom as Tony
Mainei Kinimaka as Heke
Te Kohe Tuhaka as Namakeʻ
Siaosi Fonua as Maui
Cliff Curtis as Keōua

Episodes

No.	Title ^[1]	Directed by	Written 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"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
4	"Ciudad De Flores, Part II"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
5	"The Race of the Gods"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
6	"The Splintered Paddle"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
7	"Day of Spilled Brains"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
8	"The Sacred Niu Grove"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa and Doug Jung	TBA
9	"The Black Desert"	TBA	Thomas Pa'a Sibbett & Jason Momoa	TBA

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, on the southeastern coast of Hawaii Island.^[9]