US EditionGod of War Grows as Max Parker Signs on to Play Heimdall in Live-Action Show
Max Parker joins the cast as Heimdall in the two-season God of War series adapting the latest games, with production underway and key Norse characters being cast.
- Variety reports Max Parker will star as Heimdall in Amazon Prime Video's God of War series alongside Ryan Hurst and Teresa Palmer.
- The series will pick up the story of the two most recent God of War games, following Kratos and his ten-year-old son Atreus, with Amazon ordering two seasons and pre-production underway in Vancouver.
- The official description notes Heimdall, the Watchman of Asgard and one of Odin's sons, first appears as an antagonist in God of War Ragnarök, feeling unappreciated by his father.
- Parker is coming off Boots, where he played Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan and received the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award, boosting his public profile.
- Frederick E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes while Ronald D. Moore serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer with a team of executive and co-executive producers.
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God of War Grows as Max Parker Signs on to Play Heimdall in Live-Action Show
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