“God of War”
Popular video game series is set to become an Amazon Prime series
God’s Terror Kratos beckons his own series on Amazon Prime.
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Will Kratos be coming to Amazon Prime in the flesh soon? Allegedly, a series adaptation of “God of War” is being negotiated.
Apparently, another popular video game series is about to be adapted into a television series. Among other things, the US site “Variety” reportsthat Amazon Prime Video is currently considering a live-action adaptation of the action-packed fantasy epic “God of War”. According to the report, negotiations are already in progress with Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions.
“Variety” also names the first names that are said to be associated with the project. According to this, “The Expanse” makers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby would implement the potential adaptation together with “The Wheel of Time” showrunner Rafe Judkins.
Epic story full of blood and pathos
“God of War” always offers plenty of material for a long-running series. The template saw the light of day on the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and has since pitted the tragic hero of the story, Kratos, against the entire world of gods. In the first three parts, the main character took revenge on the rulers of Olympus, who used insidious tricks to drive him to kill his own family.
Meanwhile, in the 2018 reboot, Kratos raged in Norse mythology, now alongside his son Atreus. In short: If Amazon wants to credibly transform the template into a fantasy series, they would have to dig deep into their pockets for the animation technology. As is well known, the streaming service proved that this is not an obstacle with the implementation of its in-house “Lord of the Rings” series. The costs for this should amount to around one billion US dollars.
Video games more in demand than ever
Once again, a “God of War” implementation would show how popular video game templates are at the moment. An adaptation of the end-time shooter “Fallout” is already in the works – also on Amazon. Meanwhile, HBO is busy working on its “The Last of Us” series, while even on March 24 (in this country via Sky) the Master Chief from the “Halo” games can celebrate his series debut.