Overview

• Chief of War opened with two episodes on August 1 and will drop the remaining seven installments each Friday through September 19.
• The production’s $340 million budget makes it one of the costliest series on Apple TV+, averaging about $37.8 million per episode and spanning shoots in Hawaii and New Zealand.
• Indigenous advisers worked closely with the predominantly Polynesian cast to ensure authentic ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi dialogue and cultural portrayal.
• Jason Momoa leads the project as co-creator, writer, executive producer and lead actor, and he directed the season finale after a decade of personal investment.
• Early reviews laud Momoa’s layered performance as Kaʻiana and draw parallels to FX’s Shōgun for its political intrigue and grand battle sequences.