{"id":1796900,"date":"2026-02-27T15:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796900"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:33:35","slug":"amazon-shares-first-look-at-ryan-hurst-as-kratos-in-the-god-of-war-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796900","title":{"rendered":"Amazon shares first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the God of War TV series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Amazon shares first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the God of War TV series<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Boy!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/ryan-hurst-as-kratos-god-of-war.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A photograph of actor Ryan Hurst as Kratos in God of War. 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It&#8217;s an image that echoes the opening parts of the God of War reboot, which was released in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-series-has-found-its-kratos-and-its-ragnaroks-thor\">Ryan Hurst was named as Kratos<\/a> in January and is no stranger to the God of War series, having played Thor in God of War: Ragnarok &#8211; a performance that earned him a BAFTA nomination. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-series-atreus-actor\">Callum Vinson was confirmed as Atreus<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A still from the God of War TV series showing Kratos teaching Atreus, a young boy, how to hunt.\" height=\"2194\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/HCLECPNXEAAp7Lv.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775752051048315\" width=\"3900\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A still from the God of War TV series showing Kratos teaching Atreus, a young boy, how to hunt.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"HCLECPNXEAAp7Lv.jpg\" height=\"2194\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775752051048315\" width=\"3900\"><figcaption>He looks quite young, Atreus, doesn&#8217;t he? | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They&#8217;ll be joined by actor Ed Skrein &#8211; known for portraying sellsword Daario Naharis in the Game of Thrones TV series &#8211; as Baldur, who confronts Kratos at the beginning of the God of War game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-keeps-casting-characters-from-ragnarok-adds-severance-and-homeland-stars-as-odin-and-thor\">Severance actor \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson has been cast as Thor, and Homeland actor Mandy Patinkin as Odin<\/a>. Shogun&#8217;s award-winning director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/emmy-winning-shogun-director-joins-amazons-live-action-god-of-war-series\">Frederik E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Amazon God of War series doesn&#8217;t have a release window yet, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-tv-show-getting-second-season-though-first-still-being-written\">a second series has already been greenlit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Amazon has shared a first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the God of War TV series it&#8217;s making.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PrimeVideo\/status\/2027398332482465882\/photo\/1\">The picture, shared on X<\/a>, shows Hurst topless and leaning forwards while teaching his son Atreus, played by Callum Vinson, how to hunt. It&#8217;s an image that echoes the opening parts of the God of War reboot, which was released in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-series-has-found-its-kratos-and-its-ragnaroks-thor\">Ryan Hurst was named as Kratos<\/a> in January and is no stranger to the God of War series, having played Thor in God of War: Ragnarok &#8211; a performance that earned him a BAFTA nomination. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-series-atreus-actor\">Callum Vinson was confirmed as Atreus<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A still from the God of War TV series showing Kratos teaching Atreus, a young boy, how to hunt.\" height=\"2194\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/HCLECPNXEAAp7Lv.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775752051048315\" width=\"3900\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A still from the God of War TV series showing Kratos teaching Atreus, a young boy, how to hunt.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"HCLECPNXEAAp7Lv.jpg\" height=\"2194\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7775752051048315\" width=\"3900\"><figcaption>He looks quite young, Atreus, doesn&#8217;t he? | <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Amazon<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They&#8217;ll be joined by actor Ed Skrein &#8211; known for portraying sellsword Daario Naharis in the Game of Thrones TV series &#8211; as Baldur, who confronts Kratos at the beginning of the God of War game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazons-god-of-war-keeps-casting-characters-from-ragnarok-adds-severance-and-homeland-stars-as-odin-and-thor\">Severance actor \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson has been cast as Thor, and Homeland actor Mandy Patinkin as Odin<\/a>. Shogun&#8217;s award-winning director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/emmy-winning-shogun-director-joins-amazons-live-action-god-of-war-series\">Frederik E.O. Toye will direct the first two episodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Amazon God of War series doesn&#8217;t have a release window yet, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-tv-show-getting-second-season-though-first-still-being-written\">a second series has already been greenlit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Amazon shares first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in the God of War TV series Boy! 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