Amazon Prime Video has announced the cast for its live-action adaptation of the God of War video game series. The show follows the 2018 game, centering on Kratos and his son Atreus in the Norse realm of Midgard. Ryan Hurst leads as Kratos, with several other actors portraying key Norse gods and characters.
The adaptation of PlayStation's God of War series marks its first jump to live-action on Prime Video. It draws from the 2018 God of War game, where Kratos, a former Spartan warrior known as the Ghost of Sparta, relocates to the snowy Norse realm of Midgard after completing his vengeance quest against Greek gods. There, he lives with his wife Faye and son Atreus until Faye's death prompts a journey to spread her ashes, amid threats from Norse gods and the impending Ragnarok.
Ryan Hurst portrays Kratos, the pale-skinned warrior cursed with his family's ashes and wielding the Leviathan Axe, which returns like Thor's hammer Mjolnir. Hurst previously voiced Thor in God of War: Ragnarok and has appeared in Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead. Callum Vinson plays the gentle, sickly Atreus, a skilled archer who must learn survival from his father; Sunny Suljic voiced the character in the games.
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, from Severance, takes on Thor, the god of thunder with hammer Mjolnir, after Hurst's voice role. Mandy Patinkin, known from Homeland and Criminal Minds, is Odin, the All-Father and tyrant ruler of Asgard who spies via ravens; Richard Schiff voiced him previously. Ed Skrein plays Baldur, Odin's impervious son unable to feel pain, who initiates conflict by confronting Kratos.
Additional cast includes Max Parker as foresight god Heimdall, holder of the Ragnarok-signaling Gjallarhorn; Teresa Palmer as Thor's wife Sif; Alastair Duncan reprising Mimir, the wise, decapitated advisor; Danny Woodburn as blue-skinned blacksmith Brok; and Jeff Gulka as his anxious brother Sindri, creators of weapons like Mjolnir and the Leviathan Axe.
This series follows Prime Video's success with Fallout and joins other adaptations like HBO's The Last of Us, set for a third season, and upcoming films such as The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and Mortal Kombat 2 in 2026.
