The quiet ruptures into struggle as his character Ka‘iana, a revered Hawaiian chief, lassoes a shark—man and predator locked in a primal dance of survival. It’s a feat of strength and a statement of defiance from a warrior unafraid of whatever the ocean,

Starting in the late 1700s, a bloody series of conflicts between competing kingdoms jostling for power ultimately resulted in the unification of the Hawaiian islands in 1810. That drawn-out process is brought to life in the Apple TV+ historical epic “Chief of War,

"Chief of War" throws viewers right into the deep end -- literally. In its opening moments, the Apple TV+ series follows its eponymous warrior as he and his small, familial tribe of outcasts hunt for sharks.