PlayStation Productions has been putting together a string of high-profile, live-action projects based on its video game IP, which includes the latest Sony Pictures box office hit “Uncharted” starring Tom Holland (“Spider-Man: No Way Home“), the post-apocalypse HBO series “The Last of Us” led by Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian“), Anthony Mackie‘s “Twisted Metal” series at Peacock, a film at Sony based on the samurai game “Ghost of Tsushima” set in feudal Japan during the first Mongol invasion with director Chad Stahelski (“John Wick” franchise) attached, and it looks like a live-action “God of War” project is also on the horizon.
Amazon is in negotiations with PlayStation Productions to develop a television adaptation of “God of War,” according to Deadline. Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, creators of the sci-fi series “The Expanse” alongside “Wheel of Time” showrunner Rafe Judkins are part of the creative team looking to collaborate for the streaming series.
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The mature brawler franchise is about to release its eighth installment with “God of War: Ragnarok” and as the title suggests the last two games have taken place within the setting of Norse mythology. Although, Kratos himself, the titular God of War, has origins in Greek mythology via Ares and Sparta. A big reveal in the last game is that Kratos’ young son is Loki and after killing family members of Thor, including his two sons and brother Balder, has seemingly incurred the wrath of the Norse gods.
We don’t exactly know where in the “God of War” timeline this show will take place, but there is likely a strong push to follow the more recent incarnation given the massive success of the last game alongside the compelling father and son dynamic that could make for excellent television.
Amazon seems to be the place for the bigger video game adaptations of late, as the streamer is also behind series based on wildly popular franchises “Fallout” and “Mass Effect.” Both expected to cost them a lot of money to produce, as is assumed for “God of War,” given the expansive fantastical universes they reside in. It certainly feels like streaming services are making the case that video games might have a brighter future as television shows, rather than just feature films.
