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Chief of War

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2025–
  • TV-MA
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
15K
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POPULARITY
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Jason Momoa in Chief of War (2025)
A thrilling, unprecedented telling of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective. A Hawaiian war chief joins a bloody campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.
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The story of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective; a Hawaiian war chief joins a campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat ... Read allThe story of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective; a Hawaiian war chief joins a campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.The story of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective; a Hawaiian war chief joins a campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.

  • Creators
    • Thomas Pa'a Sibbett
    • Jason Momoa
  • Stars
    • Jason Momoa
    • Luciane Buchanan
    • Te Ao o Hinepehinga
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    326
    4
    • Creators
      • Thomas Pa'a Sibbett
      • Jason Momoa
    • Stars
      • Jason Momoa
      • Luciane Buchanan
      • Te Ao o Hinepehinga
    • 177User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Episodes9

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    Streaming August 1 on Apple TV+
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      • Thomas Pa'a Sibbett
      • Jason Momoa
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    8shopping-277-112148

    Ignore them

    Ignore the half wits that don't do subtitles, it's their loss. As a historical drama it works really well and pays plenty of respect to the indigenous people of the Hawaii's, the language only serves to add the feel of authenticity.

    The story is a little clunky at times but it keeps you engaged and the the look of it is luscious. I for one enjoyed it.
    9honukahu

    Hawaiian Subtitles Available!!

    I am deaf and I was born and raised in Hawai'i, but with no Hawaiian ancestry. I still have my highest respect in Hawaiian values and culture. When I heard about this TV series by Jason Momoa, I was thrilled to watch. But once I started watching, I was looking around to turn on the subtitles because I am deaf. To my astonishment, I discovered the Hawaiian subtitles!! Luckily, I took the elementary Hawaiian classes at Kapi'olani CC, and to satisfy my curiosity, I turned on the subtitles in Hawaiian and... it gave me goosebumps!! By seeing the subtitles in true Hawaiian language, I was able to read and understood some of them. Incredible!!! I'm excited to be able to watch this with subtitle options being shown in English and Hawaiian. Mahalo, Jason Momoa and the entire crew behind this TV series and Apple TV for this amazing feat!
    8dghcs

    Fantastic

    I'm stuck on this show, 3 episodes in and I'm sold on this. Jason kills this one again. My only issue so far is how fast he learnt English but I also like the fact that there is no time for BS, they really mean business. If you liked vikings and the likes you will certainly love this, it's fast paced and filled with reasonable action and also has a very good story.
    GordonM-400

    Proud of work on Chief of War.

    Im a Canadian Native on west coast of BC. There are lots of movies for Eastern and Southern Natives but none for North West Coast Natives. I would love to see a movie of an actual war that happened in my Village of Nuxalk Nation (Bella Coola, BC) We took a thousand war canoe to Yalis (Alert Bay, BC) and we slaughtered an entire village in relation for the rape and murder of our Nuxalk Cheif Daughter. On another note, I fully love how "Native". The usual other "Native" movies are always telling the story of a whiteman surrounded by Natives but not Chief of War. We all know Hawaii men are Warriors but the women are fierce warriors too, so only thing i would suggest is put the camera on a female warrior a bit more. I would love to see 2 women added to script. First would be Portia Woodman, she would be great on set. The second would be UFC Rachel Ostovich, she is Gorgeous. Men like me want this. Im proud of the work you did on this set. Eager to see next.
    9Sportgod98

    Ignore low reviews complaining about subtitles..

    ...., Hawaiian language and too much dialogue, low functioning humans. I'm 2 episodes in and Momoa is surprisingly good and the other actors are unsurprisingly phenomenal. The flow of the story has been engaging and leaves you wanting to see more and all of this before any fighting scenes. The soundtrack is beautiful, the cinematography is beautiful and whether it's 100% historically correct is irrelevant. Enjoy!

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    • Trivia
      Jason Momoa did not speak fluent Hawaiian before filming Chief of War. To prepare, he underwent intensive language training with a coach who even lived with him. Momoa called it "the hardest thing I've ever done," admitting it was tougher than learning Dothraki for Game of Thrones (2011). Only about 20% of the cast was fluent at the start, so most, including Momoa, had to learn from scratch to ensure the series' cultural and linguistic authenticity.
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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hawaiian
    • Also known as
      • Yenedakine
    • Filming locations
      • New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Chernin Entertainment
      • Fifth Season
      • Hard J Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 50m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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