Amazon has discovered its god of warfare for the collection: Ryan Hurst would be the new Kratos!
The Greek demigod Kratos is likely one of the most iconic online game characters to emerge within the early 2000s. His largest journey so far was launched in 2022 with God of Conflict Ragnarök.
Nevertheless, we are going to quickly be capable of see Kratos and his Chaos Blades on our TVs in a special kind – as a live-action collection on Amazon Prime. Now, the creators have lastly solid an important function.
That is the brand new Kratos
Ryan Hurst turns into the grumpy god! The Sons of Anarchy star is already very acquainted with the universe. In Ragnarök, he performed the god of thunder Thor and was even nominated for a BAFTA award for his efficiency (by way of Deadline).
The 49-year-old American actor performed Whisperer Beta in The Strolling Lifeless from 2018 to 2019. Within the drama collection Sons of Anarchy, he performed the fan-favorite function of Opie Winston from 2008 to 2012.
Right here you’ll be able to see Kratos and Hurst aspect by aspect:
Congratulations to Ryan Hurst (@RamboDonkeyKong) who will likely be moving into the function of Kratos for the upcoming God of Conflict reside motion collection!
We’re excited to see his tackle Kratos as he joins the legendary ranks of T.C. Carson and Christopher Decide who’ve every formed this… https://t.co/Mw2F4mhYY2
— Santa Monica Studio – God of Conflict Ragnarök (@SonySantaMonica) January 14, 2026
Ronald D. Moore serves as author, showrunner, and govt producer. Up to now, he has been primarily concerned in varied Star Trek initiatives resembling Star Trek: The Subsequent Era, Star Trek: Generations, and Star Trek: First Contact.
Beforehand, the collection was to be produced by Mark Fergus (The Expanse), Hawk Ostby (additionally The Expanse), and Rafe Judkins (The Wheel of Time).Nevertheless, in October 2024, it was introduced that the three have been not obtainable for the venture.
What’s the collection about?
The live-action adaptation relies on the 2018 online game God of Conflict. In it, Kratos and his son Atreus embark on an extended journey to scatter the ashes of his mom Faye on the best peak of Jötunheim. Whereas Kratos desires to show his son to be a greater god, Atreus struggles along with his father’s gruff method.
The function of Atreus has not but been solid by Amazon, and the remainder of the solid can be nonetheless unknown. Pre-production is already underway in Vancouver, and Amazon has ordered two seasons outright.
Nevertheless, we will’t anticipate a launch till 2027 on the earliest, if not 2028. So we nonetheless have a while to play God of Conflict once more.
The principle developer of the God of Conflict collection is Santa Monica Studio, which has produced many of the main titles resembling God of Conflict (2005), God of Conflict 2 and three, in addition to the reboot God of Conflict (2018) and Ragnarök.
Are you wanting ahead to the collection? Are you happy with the casting selections, and might you already think about Hurst shouting “Boy!”? Be at liberty to tell us within the feedback!
