‘God Of War’ Adaptation Of PlayStation Video Game Gets Prime Video Series Order - Deadline

Prime Video has fixed a bid bid to God of War, based connected PlayStation’s hugely fashionable past mythology-themed video game. Co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios successful relation with PlayStation Productions, God of War will premiere connected Prime Video successful much than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The bid had been successful the works astatine the streamer since March erstwhile Deadline reported exclusively that Prime Video was successful negotiations for the property.

Written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Children of Men), with Rafe Judkins (The Wheel of Time) serving arsenic showrunner, the bid follows Kratos, the God of War, who, aft exiling himself from his blood-soaked past successful past Greece, hangs up his weapons everlastingly successful the Norse realm of Midgard. When his beloved woman dies, Kratos sets disconnected connected a unsafe travel with his estranged lad to dispersed her ashes from the highest peak—his wife’s last wish. Kratos soon realizes the travel is an epic quest successful disguise, 1 which volition trial the bonds betwixt begetter and son, and unit Kratos to conflict caller Gods and monsters for the destiny of the world. 

The God of War franchise from Sony’s Santa Monica Studio spans a full of 7 games crossed 4 PlayStation consoles. The enactment crippled bid launched successful 2005 connected the PlayStation 2, with the first God of War. At the halfway is ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and his perilous travel to nonstop revenge connected the Ares, the Greek God of War, aft sidesplitting his loved ones nether the deity’s influence. After becoming the ruthless God of War himself, Kratos finds himself perpetually looking for a accidental to alteration his fate.

“The God of War is a compelling, character-driven franchise that we judge volition captivate our planetary customers arsenic overmuch with its expansive and immersive worlds arsenic its affluent storytelling,” said Vernon Sanders, caput of planetary tv astatine Amazon Studios. “We are honored to stock successful the escapade of exploring the God of War mythology successful specified a momentous mode with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and Santa Monica Studio.”

Judkins enforcement produces the bid with Oscar nominees Fergus and Ostby arsenic good arsenic Santa Monica Studio’s Studio Creative Director, Cory Barlog. Additional enforcement producers see Playstation Productions Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan, Santa Monica Studio’s Yumi Yang arsenic good arsenic Vertigo’s Roy Lee. Santa Monica Studio’s Jeff Ketcham volition service arsenic a co-executive producer.

“We are truthful arrogant and excited to beryllium moving with our friends astatine Amazon Studios and our partners astatine PlayStation Productions to accommodate this beauteous and heartbreaking crippled into a premium live-action series,” said Katherine Pope, president of Sony Pictures Television Studios.“ Rafe, Mark and Hawk are crafting a transportive bid that charts a way done the past mythological travel of Kratos.”

Following respective titles connected assorted PlayStation consoles including the PS3 and the handheld PSP, Santa Monica Studio rebooted the franchise with the 2018 crippled connected the PlayStation 4. In it, Kratos comes to the Norse wilds wherever helium gets a 2nd accidental astatine fatherhood with his lad Atreus. The installment landed a slew of honors astatine the 2018 Game Awards, including Game of the Year.

“God of War is 1 of PlayStation’s astir awarded video games, truthful we’re excited to spouse with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios to bring our beloved franchise to fans and caller audiences successful a bold and authentic way,” said Asad Qizilbash, caput of PlayStation Productions. 

This is the latest PlayStation rubric to get a TV bid greenlught successful the past twelvemonth oregon so, joining Twisted Metal, at Peacock, with Anthony Mackie starring, and The Last of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, astatine HBO.