‘Aquaman’ Actor Temuera Morrison to Reunite With Jason Momoa in Apple TV+ Historical Drama ‘Chief of War’
thewrap.comhistorical drama series — also written, created and executive produced by Momoa — will trace the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an Indigenous perspective.Morrison, a veteran New Zealand actor, will play King Kahekili, the king of Maui.The nine-episode limited series is co-created by Thomas Pa’a Sibbett and produced by Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) and Chernin Entertainment.
Along with Sibbett and Momoa, Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Doug Jung executive produce, with the lattermost serving as showrunner.
Justin Chon will direct the first two episodes and serve as executive producer.“Chief of War” follows the worldwide success of Apple TV+’s Momoa vehicle “See,” which just debuted its series finale.
The sci-fi show, set in a time when humankind has lost its vision, centered on a father (Momoa) to two twins, who have to be safeguarded against a threatened queen.In addition to the “Aquaman” franchise, where he portrays the father to Momoa’s title hero, Morrison has appeared in “Star Wars” films like “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith,” as well as the recent Disney+ shows “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett,” where he starred as the title character.
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