News has recently circulated regarding Amazon Prime officially ordering a live-action God of War adaptation, with the news creating huge waves within the gaming industry. Amazon Prime Video has become a growingly reputed streaming service as of late, known for its extremely high-budget productions, and it is likely that this level of funding will carry over to this newly announced and ambitious project.
Despite the relative infancy of this announcement, the God of War community is already engaging in significant amounts of discourse and debate. With questions being asked as to what the cast and narrative of the show could be, there are many burning questions from the games themselves that may be answered in the upcoming adaptation.
The Amazon Prime God of War Show
News of a Prime Video show for God of War broke on December 14, with the streaming service being set to work directly alongside PlayStation Production and Sony in the creative process of the show's development. Reportedly set to follow the more recent installments to the franchise, the God of War show will follow Kratos' journey through the Norse realms, as outlined in 2018's God of War as well as the more recent God of War Ragnarok.
TV adaptations of successful video game franchises have become increasingly popular for streaming services in recent years, with Halo receiving its own show on Paramount Plus, as well as Resident Evil recently receiving a short-lived Netflix show. Sony itself is spearheading the most recent developments on this front, though, with there also being a high-profile live-action adaptation of The Last of Us that is set to come to HBO early next year.
Given how God of War's narratives are so character-driven, fans are more than excited at the prospect of a live-action adaptation, with many discussing the possible casting choices of Kratos and Atreus in leading roles. With the adaptation so closely following the narrative framework of the recent games, there are many poignant questions that fans have long held that can potentially now be answered.
The Added Lore That Prime Video's God of War Could Provide
Of course, Kratos was originally depicted as a core facet of Greek mythology, with the franchise initially building itself around these early Greek mythological roots. However, after seemingly exhausting the lengths of this mythology, Kratos was instead flung into the chaos of Norse mythology starting from 2018's God of War.
There is a rather jarring contrast between the two realms of folklore, with many fans additionally wondering how Kratos was able to travel between the two. The world of God of War is said to be split into different pantheons of mythological rule, which partially explains the co-existence of differing lore, but the specifics of how Kratos physically traveled from Ancient Greece to the Ancient Norse realms is still up for debate.
It is largely accepted that, following the events of God of War 3, the world was flooded to such an extent that Kratos was forced to take refuge by boat and escape, eventually finding himself in Midgard and having Atreus with his second wife, Faye. Despite the consensus of this aspect of God of War lore, it remains that this part of Kratos' story has never been fully adapted and shown to fans, who have long yearned for a physical representation of this migration between realms. Given how the upcoming God of War Prime show is set to tell the tale of 2018's God of War and Ragnarok, a perfect opportunity is seemingly present to provide fans with a tangible portrayal of such a narratively important transition.
God of War Ragnarok is available now on PS4 and PS5.