The God of War live-action series adaptation is officially available on Prime Video. In March, reports surfaced about the series that Amazon was looking to acquire rights for a television adaptation based on the critically acclaimed franchise. The Wheel of Time’s Rafe Judkins, who also co-wrote the Uncharted film for Sony, will serve as showrunner for the upcoming series. Meanwhile, The Expanse creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are producing and writing God of War for Amazon. While there was previously no information as to which timeline the series would be adapted from – ancient Greek or more recent Norse mythology – it is now revealed that the project will follow the story beats of 2018’s award-winning reboot version – the one starring the bearded Kratos.
“God of War is a compelling, character-driven franchise that we believe will captivate our global customers with its expansive and immersive worlds as well as its rich storytelling,” Vernon Sanders, Head of Global Television at Amazon Studiossaid The Hollywood Reporter. “We are honored to be part of the adventure of exploring the God of War mythology in such a meaningful way SonyPicturesTelevision, PlayStation productionsand [developer] Santa Monica Studio.”
The critically acclaimed Game 2018 follows Kratos, the god of war who has banished himself from his blood-soaked past after years of battling the gods of Olympus in ancient Greece. Now residing in the Norse realm of Midgard, reeling from the pain of his beloved wife’s death, he embarks on a treacherous journey to scatter her ashes from the highest peak of the Nine Realms. He is joined in this quest by his estranged son Atreus, who must learn how to survive the unforgivably harsh world, battle gods and monsters of all kinds, and forge a strong bond with his father. and vice versa.
“God of War is one of game stations Most award-winning video games, so we’re excited to partner with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios to bring our beloved franchise to fans and new viewers in a bold and authentic way,” said Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions, in a prepared statement Explanation . God of War joins the ever-growing list of first-party PlayStation titles headed for live-action adaptation, including a Horizon Zero Dawn seriesleaded by The Umbrella Academy Creator Steve Blackman and the upcoming The Last of Us seriespremiere January 16 on Disney+ Hotstar in India.
Live-action video game adaptations have always been a subject of controversy, most recently at the helm of Tom Holland Unexplored Film that received negative reviews from critics. Sure, the film made $401.7 million at the worldwide box office (ca seemed unconventional for the main characters. The only good examples in recent memory are Cyberpunk: Edgerunner and arcane – both off Netflix – the former simply using the futuristic universe as a basis to tell a unique story separate from the CD Projekt Red video game.
Elsewhere, the sequel to God of War (2018), God of War Ragnarok won six trophies The game awards 2022held last week, including one for the best performance that Christopher Judge collected. Of course, with the announcement of the TV series, fans have to come up with casting choices that even suit them Cory BarlogDirector of the first game, join in – jokingly claimed to pour Chris Pratt as the brutal Kratos. The latter is voicing Mario in the coming The Super Mario Bros. Movie to the Universal images.
PlayStation Productions has plenty more in store for us, starting with the David Harbor-directed (stranger things) Gran Turismo Movie, coming August, next year. Then there are movie adaptations for the zombie killing survival game Last days and gravitythe sci-fi adventure based on a character with gravity-defying superpowers.
There is currently no release window for the God of War series Amazon Prime Video.
