Jason Momoa will star, write, and executive produce the drama series “Chief of War” for Apple, Variety reports. The series follows the story of Hawaii’s unification and colonization from an indigenous perspective. Apple has placed an eight-episode order for the series. Momoa will co-write the series with Thomas Pa’a Sibbett.
Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Erik Holmberg, and Doug Jung both serve as executive producers. Jung was also tasked with serving as showrunner. Justin Chon is in talks to direct the first two episodes. Endeavor Content and Chernin Entertainment will produce.
“Chief of War” will now be the second Apple series led by Momoa. He is currently starring in “See,” about a post-apocalyptic future where almost all humans have lost their sight. The show’s second season aired in 2021 and has already been confirmed for the third season. This will also be the first screenplay for Hawaiian Momoa to write for television. He previously co-wrote, directed, and acted in the movie “Road to Paloma”, which was released in 2014.
He and Pa’a Sibbett co-wrote the story for the upcoming movie “The Last Manhunt,” which also stars Momoa. Momoa starred in the movie “Braven” co-written by Pa’a Sibbett in 2018. The actor is known for his roles in TV series like “Game of Thrones”, “Frontier” and “See” as well as movies like “Aquaman”, “Justice League”, “Dune” and “The Bad Batch”.
