Details about Amazon Prime’s upcoming “God of War” series surfaced during this week’s San Diego Comic-Con, and fans are already excited to see where the adaptation will take place and how it will handle the demigod Kratos.
The 10-episode series is said to be a faithful recreation of the tone and feel of the 2018 game, where Kratos and Atreus journey through the lush yet unforgiving Norse lands. However, the showrunner has remained quiet about which timeline the story will follow.
Some fans have raised concerns after learning that the series will focus on the Norse saga rather than Kratos’ Greek origins. Many feel it’s a missed opportunity to explore his earlier journey before entering the Nordic realms. What makes them even more uneasy is that the showrunner, Ronald D. Moore (For All Mankind, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek), reportedly hasn’t played the games.
While this might not seem like a major issue to some, it draws parallels to Paramount+’s Halo TV series, which was heavily criticized for straying too far from its source material. And just like the Halo show, the God of War adaptation shares one concerning detail: the showrunner hasn’t played the game.
The good news is that Cory Barlog, creative director of the 2018 Game of the Year, will reportedly be heavily involved in the show.
This could mean the narrative is in good hands. Barlog was the one who helped reframe Kratos as a more human and layered character, bringing new emotional depth to the once purely rage-driven icon. If he’s truly involved, much like Neil Druckmann was with HBO’s The Last of Us, there’s a strong chance the adaptation could succeed.
For those worried about skipping over the Greek saga entirely, there’s a bit of hope. Reports suggest that the show will include flashbacks or memories of Kratos during his years in Greece. We might even get more insight into how he left that world behind and entered the realm of the Norse gods.
Still, a part of me hopes we’ll get to see a more fleshed-out version of Kratos before Atreus and Faye. Maybe a darker, more emotional look at how he coped with the trauma of his past, and how he finally silenced the lingering ghosts of Athena and Zeus.
Either way, I’m still excited. But also a little worried it might not be the adaptation fans are hoping for.
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