
The Wind & the Reckoning
Drama · Western
Overview
As an outbreak of leprosy engulfs 19th-century colonial Hawai'i, a small group of infected Native Hawaiians resist government-mandated exile, taking a courageous stand against the provisional government. Inspired by real-life events.
Top Cast


Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
McCabe
Henry Ian Cusick
McCabe


Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech
Marshall Hitchcock
Johnathon Schaech
Marshall Hitchcock


Jason Scott Lee
Jason Scott Lee
Ko'olau
Jason Scott Lee
Ko'olau


Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin
Anderson
Lance Kerwin
Anderson


Ron Yuan
Ron Yuan
Lee
Ron Yuan
Lee


Lindsay Watson
Lindsay Watson
Pi'ilani
Lindsay Watson
Pi'ilani


Matt Corboy
Matt Corboy
Sheriff Stoltz
Matt Corboy
Sheriff Stoltz


Sisa Grey
Sisa Grey
Patch
Sisa Grey
Patch


Alex Farnham
Alex Farnham
Henriquez
Alex Farnham
Henriquez


Kelemete Misipeka
Kelemete Misipeka
Kapahei "Judge" Kauai
Kelemete Misipeka
Kapahei "Judge" Kauai
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