Based on true events, Jason Momoa and Thomas Paʻa Sibbett's 18th century war epic chronicles the unification and colonization of Hawai'i.

The actor and series co-creator plays a ferocious warrior who must protect his people against an attack from another kingdom in this nine-part series set in the late 1700s.

Nearly everything written about “Chief of War” — the new series set in 18th-century Hawaii for which the Honolulu-born Jason Momoa was a creator, writer, director and star — has referred to the show as a passion project. And for about four minutes, at the show’s beginning, it feels like one.