God Of War TV series reveals its Kratos

The upcoming Prime Video God Of War TV series has revealed the actor who will play Kratos - and it's someone familiar to players of the game.

Hurst played Thor in PlayStation’s God of War Ragnarök, bringing established familiarity with the franchise to the role of Kratos. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance.  

The titular character of the entire franchise, Kratos is Spartan by birth, and a god by nature.  Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle.  

Over the course of ten wildly successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures and gods alike.  In the process, he became an iconic character in pop culture, known for his stoic nature, unchallenged combat skills, and tragic past. In God of War, the live action series, his story will closely follow the path of the last two games as he deals with something new: his ten year old son Atreus. This father and son dynamic began a whole new chapter in the legendary series and will be the heartbeat of the new show.

No transmission date has yet been revealed for the series.