Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson play the leads of the new gaming-to-TV adaptation.

God of War TV series first look reveals live-action Kratos and Atreus as filming begins

Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson play the leads of the new gaming-to-TV adaptation.

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February 27, 2026 10:16 a.m. ET

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Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson as live-action Kratos and Atreus in 'God of War' TV series. Credit:

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Live-action Kratos and Atreus are here.

A first look at Amazon's *God of War* drama arrived Friday as filming begins on the massive gaming-to-TV adaptation. Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson appear as the two lead characters, recreating a scene from the beginning of the 2018 *God of War* video game in which the Ghost of Sparta gives his son a hunting lesson shortly after the death of his wife.

From showrunner and writer Ronald D. Moore (*Battlestar Galactica*, *Outlander*), God of War adapts the main events from the Scandinavian-set narrative of the most recent games in which Kratos and Atreus cross paths figures from Norse myth.

Already confirmed for the cast are Mandy Patinkin as Odin, Ed Skrein as Baldur, Max Parker as Heimdall, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor, Teresa Palmer as Sif, Alastair Duncan as Mimir, Jeff Gulka as Sindri and Danny Woodburn as Brok.

Emmy-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (*Shōgun*, *The Boys*, *Fallout*) will helm the series’ first two episodes. The show is already confirmed for two seasons.

*Story developing...*

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