Last week, Amazon’s Prime Video confirmed Emmy-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (“Shōgun,” “The Boys”) will direct the first 2 episodes of the upcoming live-action “God of War” tv series. It was also confirmed the project was starting the casting process.
Max Parker (“Boots”) and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“Severance”) are in talks to join the show. Supposedly, Parker is being considered for Baldur, and Ólafsson for Thor. We also have a source who claims Teresa Palmer (“A Discovery of Witches“) is in talks to play Sif, shield maiden and wife of Thor.
“God of War”
“God of War” is based on the wildly popular PlayStation video game franchise of the same name. Steeped in ancient mythology, they follow Kratos and Atreus, a father and son, who go on a journey to spread the ashes of Faye, their wife/mother. During their quest, Kratos tries to show Atreus how to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach Kratos how to be a better human
Ronald D. Moore (“Outlander”) is showrunner, executive producer, and writer. The writers room also includes Naren Shankar (“The Expanse,” “For All Mankind“), Matthew Graham (“Life on Mars,” “Electric Dreams“), Joe Menosky (“The Orville,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation“), Tania Lotia (“The Witcher,” “Invincible“), Marc Bernardin (“Star Trek: Picard,” “Eyes of Wakanda“), and Stephanie Shannon (“For All Mankind,” “Outlander“). A truly impressive roster of fantasy creators.
Executive producers for the show include Moore, Shankar, Graham, Maril Davis, Cory Barlog, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, Hermen Hulst, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon. Menosky, Bernardin, Lotia, Ben McGinnis, and Jeff Ketcham are attached as co-executive producers.
The live-action adaptation of “God of War” is currently in pre-production in Vancouver, with casting underway. It has already been greenlit for 2 seasons on Prime Video. Obviously, this early into production, there is no expected release window.
We’ll keep you posted on updates as the project develops.
