Simply as Jason Momoa heads again out to Arrakis to movie Dune: Half Three, his newest motion epic is attracting loads of noise — sufficient to awaken any sandworm. The actor has come out combating as the last word warrior within the new restricted sequence Chief of Battle, which he co-created with Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, bringing a slice of Hawaiian historical past to the small display screen. The primary two episodes of the thrilling drama premiered on Apple TV+ on Aug. 1, 2025, and have become an on the spot hit on the streaming charts, the place it at the moment resides within the primary spot.
Chief of Battle debuted in sixth place in the US on its first day on Apple TV+ and it additionally began charting in varied different international locations and areas. The Hawaiian historic drama sequence shortly battled its solution to the highest of the chart, and it reveals no signal of giving up its reign, 4 days on from its preliminary launch (with seven episodes nonetheless to go). As of now, it’s the top-ranked TV present globally on the streamer, inserting forward of Basis, Smoke, and The Buccaneers, in addition to Apple’s long-standing staple reveals, Severance and Ted Lasso.
Starring Momoa within the lead function, Chief of Battle charts the rise, battle, and fallout surrounding Ka’iana, an outcast warrior chief who reluctantly turns into a key determine within the unification of Hawaii’s 4 kingdoms divided by struggle on the flip of the 18th and nineteenth centuries. The nine-episode sequence seems to scratch the identical itch as Sport of Thrones with its grand scale and battle-heavy storytelling, however it’s way more grounded in actual fact than fantasy because it attracts from actual occasions and turns the highlight on a little-known interval in Hawaiian historical past.
‘Chief of Battle’ Claims an Early Victory on RT
Along with its streaming success, Chief of Battle has claimed an early victory on Rotten Tomatoes, with a rating of 89% from critics and an approval score of 76% from audiences. The sequence has garnered usually favorable critiques, with a number of critics praising the present for its immersive manufacturing design and visuals, historic accuracy and genuine portrayal of Hawaiian historical past, in addition to a powerful lead efficiency by Momoa — who’s at his “ferocious finest,” based on the critics’ consensus on the favored overview aggregation web site.
Chief of Battle is a ardour venture for Momoa, who stars in all 9 episodes and serves as co-creator, govt producer, and director on the sequence, which can be his most bold enterprise but. It marks his second collaboration with Apple TV+ following the eventful conclusion of the post-apocalyptic thriller See, which is one other must-watch sequence, although it struggled to achieve the identical on the spot mainstream recognition as Chief of Battle regardless of its three-season run. Momoa’s newest is already making headlines for its robust efficiency and that’s prone to be bolstered even additional by its glowing critiques and optimistic phrase of mouth.
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