US Edition'God of War' Series Casts Ryan Hurst as Kratos
Ryan Hurst will portray Kratos in a two-season Prime Video adaptation closely following the latest God of War games, focusing on the father-son journey of Kratos and Atreus.
- Ryan Hurst has been cast as Kratos in Prime Video's live-action God of War, headlining the adaptation after roles on Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead.
- Prime Video ordered the series in December 2022 and it has a two-season order, with preproduction underway in Vancouver.
- The series follows Kratos, the Spartan warrior, and his 10-year-old son Atreus as they journey to spread Faye's ashes, closely adapting the last two games and focusing on Kratos's Norse-era story.
- Ronald D. Moore will lead the series as showrunner, executive producer, and writer, Frederick E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes, and Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios co-produce with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions.
- Hurst previously voiced Thor in God of War: Ragnarök and earned a BAFTA nomination, and he will next appear in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, premiering July 17.
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