God of War (American TV series)

God of War
Genre
Created byRonald D. Moore
Based onGod of War
by Santa Monica Studio
ShowrunnerRonald D. Moore
Written byRonald D. Moore
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

God of War is an upcoming American fantasy drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the two Norse mythology games of the video game franchise developed by Santa Monica Studio, the series follows father and son Kratos (Ryan Hurst) and Atreus (Callum Vinson) as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, at the highest peak of the nine realms.

Development by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, and PlayStation Productions began in March 2022 with two seasons ordered. The series entered production in February 2026.

Cast

Recurring

Production

Development

Following the success of Santa Monica Studio's original God of War (2005) video game based on Greek mythology, a live-action film adaptation was announced.[1] The film remained in a prolonged pre-production state which saw director, writer, and script changes, but it was ultimately canceled as in May 2021, a Sony spokesperson confirmed that it was no longer in development.[2] However, the following year in March 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that a live-action television adaptation of the God of War series was in negotiations with Amazon Prime Video by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, and Rafe Judkins.[3]

During an investor briefing in May 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan officially confirmed the series was in development.[4] The series was officially ordered that December, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios in association with PlayStation Productions. Executive producers confirmed were Santa Monica Studio's Cory Barlog and Yumi Yang, PlayStation Productions's Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan, and Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee, with Santa Monica's Jeff Ketcham serving as a co-executive producer. It was confirmed that the series would adapt the two Norse mythology-based games, beginning with the events of the 2018 installment.[5][6]

Amazon Studios's Head of Television, Vernon Sanders, assured that the series would stay true to the games. Sanders said that the "emotional core" of the first season, and series as a whole, would be the father-and-son story.[7] Qizilbash claimed that they would apply the same amount of care that they did with the television adaptation of The Last of Us, stating that they would be telling the whole story of the game, as without the time constraints of a film, they would have multiple episodes to be able to tell the story.[8]

The series was originally being written by Fergus and Ostby, with Judkins serving as showrunner, who were all also going to be executive producers.[3] By January 2024, writing was underway.[9] In October, however, it was reported that while multiple scripts for the first season had been completed and although both Sony and Prime gave praise, Fergus, Ostby, and Judkins left the project as the studios wanted to start over and go in a different direction.[10] That same month, prolific creator and showrunner Ronald D. Moore was then hired on as the series writer, showrunner, and as an executive producer, with his own company, Tall Ship Productions, also producing.[11] In March 2025, Moore revealed that Amazon had ordered two seasons of the series.[12] Pre-production started that December in Vancouver with casting underway, along with Frederick E. O. Toye hired as director of the first two episodes.[13] Lawrence Trilling was also later confirmed to direct.[14]

Casting

In January 2026, it was announced that Ryan Hurst had been cast in the lead role of Kratos; Hurst previously provided the voice and motion capture for Thor in the 2022 installment in the game series, God of War Ragnarök.[15] More casting announcements continued that same month, with Teresa Palmer, Max Parker, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Mandy Patinkin, Danny Woodburn, and Jeff Gulka cast as Sif, Heimdall, Thor, Odin, Brok, and Sindri, respectively, along with Alastair Duncan reprising his role as Mímir from the games.[16][17][18][19][20] By February, Callum Vinson and Ed Skrein were cast as Atreus and Baldur, respectively.[21][22] The next month, Louis Cunningham, Ben Chapple, Evelyn Miller, and Island Austin joined the cast as Modi, Magni, Gna, and Thrud, respectively.[23]

Filming

Principal photography, under the working title Anaheim Realm, began on February 27, 2026, in Vancouver, and it is expected to wrap on April 7, 2027.[14][24][25]

Release

God of War is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.[4]

References

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