God of War Show Finds Its Kratos in Ragnarok Alum Ryan Hurst

Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television person announced their upcoming Prime Video God of War amusement has formed God of War Ragnarok seasoned Ryan Hurst to play Kratos.

Amazon MGM Studios ended its hunt for a prima for the latest live-action video crippled adaptation today, kick-starting the casting process with 1 of the biggest (and angriest) names successful the past of PlayStation. Many details astir the God of War TV series’ crippled stay nether wraps, though it is said to autumn successful enactment with the 2018 crippled reboot, which follows Kratos and his son, Atreus, arsenic they question successful hopes of spreading their loved one’s ashes.

Ryan Hurst volition play Kratos successful the God of War show. Image courtesy of Amazon MGM.

“Through their adventures, Kratos tries to thatch his lad to beryllium a amended god,” an authoritative statement says, “while Atreus tries to thatch his begetter however to beryllium a amended human.”

Amazon’s determination to spell with Hurst to play Kratos makes consciousness for a fewer reasons. For starters, it’s not excessively hard to representation the prima with ash-white skin, a menacing reddish tattoo, and possibly adjacent the Blades of Charos oregon Leviathan Axe. The existent draw, though, is that Hurst already has a steadfast spot successful the God of War universe, arsenic helium played the important relation of Thor successful 2022’s God of War Ragnarok.

Those unfamiliar with the star’s enactment whitethorn person besides spotted him connected TV arsenic Opie successful Sons of Anarchy oregon Beta successful The Walking Dead. He’s got acquisition successful the movie world, too, having shown up successful the 2000’s for Remember the Titans, We Were Soldiers, and The Ladykillers. With names similar Christopher Judge, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, and much antecedently thrown astir by fans, Hurst whitethorn not beryllium the look galore expected to spot play Kratos successful the God of War show, but the side-by-side representation provided by Amazon (above) suggests the institution is assured successful its choice.

The Greek-god-killer-turned-Norse-legend volition marque his existent live-action debut erstwhile the God of War amusement yet premieres. Pre-production is presently underway successful Vancouver, with a two-season bid mounting Hurst and showrunner Ronald D. Moore up for a agelong – and astir apt bloody – story.

Word of a live-action God of War adaptation archetypal arrived successful aboriginal 2022 earlier Amazon moved to officially denote the task aboriginal that aforesaid year. After troubled improvement saw the exit of erstwhile showrunner Rafe Judkins arsenic Amazon deed the reset button, the amusement yet recovered a caller originative absorption to chopped into. Moore took implicit arsenic showrunner successful precocious 2024, with Shogun and The Boys seasoned Frederick E.O. Toye past tapped to nonstop its archetypal 2 episodes conscionable past month.

PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions are co-producing the caller God of War bid alongside Sony and Amazon. Also connected committee arsenic enforcement producers are longtime God of War writer and manager Cory Barlog and Sony Intreractive Entertainment's Hermen Hulst, with Maril Davis, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon besides attached. Co-executive producers see Joe Menosky, Marc Bernardin, Tania Lotia, and Ben McGinnis.

Amazon and Sony person not announced a merchandise day for the God of War show. For much portion we wait, you tin cheque retired our interrogation with God of War crippled composer Bear McCreary, wherever helium told america astir wherefore helium whitethorn beryllium funny successful joining the TV series.

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