The upcoming Prime Video series God Of War has found its Kratos.
Prime Video announced today that Ryan Hurst has been cast as Kratos in the live-action series.
The role brings Hurst back to a role he knows well. He voiced Thor in the video game God of War: Ragnarok. Kratos is the titular god of war and the lead of the massive video game franchise.
Here’s the official description of the character from Prime Video.
“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.”
The story of the series picks up with the story of the two most recent games in the God of War series. In those games, Kratos has to raise his ten-year old son Atreus. Here’s the logline for the series.
“Father and son Kratos and Atreus 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.”
The show was previously greenlit in 2022 but the search for creatives and cast has taken quite a long time and its seen the original showrunner leaving the show in October 2024 with Ronald D. Moore joining as the new showrunner.
Moore is the writer, executive producer, and showrunner on God of War. Frederick E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes.
Who Is Ryan Hurst? God of War Show Details
Ryan Hurst, in addition to his voiceover work, has been in FX’s Sons of Anarchy as well as AMC’s The Walking Dead as the villain Beta. He’s also been in shows and movies like The Abandons, Outsiders, Bates Motel, Saving Private Ryan, Remember the Titans, We Were Soldiers, and will be in the upcoming epic The Odyssey.
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