Jason Momoa to steer ‘Chief of Battle’ collection for Apple TV+

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa is ready to headline “Chief of Battle”, a restricted collection that has been greenlit by the streamer Apple TV+.

The streaming platform has given a straight-to-series order to the present, which Momoa has additionally penned making it his writing debut for tv.

In keeping with Deadline, “Chief of Battle” follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonisation of Hawaii from an indigenous viewpoint.

Momoa, whose father is of Native Hawaiian ancestry, has additionally created and government produced the eight-episode collection with Thomas Pa’a Sibbett.

Justin Chon, recognized for co-directing the at present on-air Apple collection “Pachinko” with Kogonada, is in negotiations to helm the primary two episodes of “Chief of Battle”.

Government producers on the collection additionally embody Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Erik Holmberg and Doug Jung, who serves as showrunner too.

The present comes from Endeavor Content material and Chernin Leisure.

Momoa’s earlier writing credit embody movies that he additionally directed, resembling “Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin’ the Blinds in B Minor”, a brief, and “Highway To Paloma”.

The “Sport of Thrones” alum can also be credited as co-story author on the upcoming “Aquaman and the Misplaced Kingdom”, which can see him reprise the position of Arthur Curry/ Aquaman.

Momoa at present stars in Apple’s post-apocalyptic drama collection “See”, which has been renewed for a 3rd season.