Now that video game adaptations have become a highly popular trend with countless studios taking a crack at the whip withArcane, The Last of Us,andFallout, it wasn’t a big surprise when the fans heard that they’d get a live-action adaptation of Sony Santa Monica’s PlayStation hit,God of War. Updates on the adaptation have been light on the ground ever since its development was initially announced, but now, it has been reported that a writer and producer who worked on the Netflix adaptation ofThe Witcherhas joined theGod ofWarwriters' room team.
Announced in 2022, theadaptation ofGod of Warlooked like it could have hit a roadblockwhen several scripts for the first season were written before Sony and Amazon decided to move in a different creative direction. Thankfully, the series found its new showrunner inStar Trekand the re-imaginedBattlestar Galacticatelevision series creator, Ronald D. Moore. Moore recently revealed that he couldn’t play theGod of Wargames due to being unfamiliar with a controller. This may raise some red flags for those who would want someone familiar with the inner workings of Kratos and its intricate Norse world, but seeing as Moore has had a lot of success with his other endeavors, it seems as though it could be in safe hands. The good news is thatGod of War’slong-time creative director, writer, and producer, Cory Barlog, is also attached as a producer to oversee the TV adaptation.
The Witcher Writer Teams up With Amazon’s God of War TV Series
According to Redanian Intelligence, which is usually an excellent source of entertainment news, Tania Lotia has now joined theGod of Warlive-action team as a writer. Lotia was a writer and producer on popular shows likeThe Witcher, Invincible, Carnival Row, Swamp Thing, as well as The Witcher: Blood Origin,and is now bringing her creative talents to the Amazon Prime Video adaptation as the Norse-filled epic gets underway. Lotia has also been involved in theCritical Role TV series project,Mighty Nein, so fans can expect some solid storytelling.
In March, Moore discussed more of the plans for what was going on currently with theGod of Waradaptationseries, revealing thatthe live-action series had already been picked up to run for two seasons on Prime Video. “Right now, I’m working on an adaptation of this video game called God of War. It’s a big title in the gaming world that Amazon has ordered two seasons of, and they asked me to come in,” Moore continued. “I’m literally in the writer’s room and working on that. That’s my new thing.”
Currently, nothing else is known aboutAmazon’sGod of WarTV seriesas yet, but fingers crossed that fans will hear about casting announcements and even more updates soon. Some of the rumored candidates for the lead role of Kratos are Jason Momoa, as well as Christopher Judge, who has voiced Kratos in the gaming franchise. For those hoping that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be an ideal person to play Kratos, that rumor was quickly put to bed by the game’s director, Cory Barlog.
