Perfect Casting: Ryan Hurst Playing Kratos in Prime Video’s “God of War”!
Huge breaking news!
Ryan Hurst (“The Walking Dead”, “Sons of Anarchy”) has been tapped to play “Kratos” in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, Dread Central learned this evening.
Talk about perfect casting. Hurst played Thor in PlayStation’s God of War Ragnarök, bringing established familiarity with the franchise to the role of Kratos. He was also nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance.
The titular character of the entire franchise, Kratos is Spartan by birth, and a god by nature. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle.
Over the course of ten wildly successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures and gods alike. In the process, he became an iconic character in pop culture, known for his stoic nature, unchallenged combat skills, and tragic past.
In God of War, the live action series, his story will closely follow the path of the last two games as he deals with something new: his ten year old son Atreus. This father and son dynamic began a whole new chapter in the legendary series and will be the heartbeat of the new show.
And for those worried about committing to a show and having it canceled before its season finale, Dread has confirmed that the series has received a two-season order, with pre-production underway in Vancouver, and casting has begun.
Here’s the official synopsis provided by Amazon:
“God of War follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human.”
Emmy Award-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (Shōgun, The Boys, Fallout) has signed on to direct the first two episodesof God of War.
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