Amazon Prime Video has found it’s live-action Kratos in the upcoming “God of War” live-action series. Ryan Hurst will be stepping out of the shoes of Thor in the video game “God of War: Ragnarok” and will be stepping into the live-action shoes of Kratos.
The official description of the character states, “Kratos is a Spartan by birth, and a god by nature. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in the service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War, and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle.”
As previously reported, the series will pick up with the story from the most recent games, where we see Kratos raise his ten-year-old son, Atreus. Amazon’s adaptation of “God of War” has had a long road to the screen, originally greenlit back in 2022. Ronald D. Moore joined as showrunner back in October 2024 after the original showrunner, Rafe Judkins, exited.
Moore is the writer, executive producer, and showrunner on “God of War” under his Tall Ship Productions banner. Frederick E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes. Maril Davis of Tall Ship also executive produces alongside Cory Barlog, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Hermen Hulst, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon. Joe Menosky, Marc Bernardin, Tania Lotia, and Ben McGinnis serve as co-executive producers on the series.
The series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions. Tall Ship is under an overall deal at Sony TV.
