[Grisham]

PlayStation's flagship action-adventure franchise God of War is heading to television. Prime Video is in negotiations for a live-action TV series based on the hugely popular ancient mythology-themed game, sources said.

I hear the series adaptation comes from The Expanse creators/executive producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and The Wheel of Time executive producer/showrunner Rafe Judkins as well as Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions, which collaborate on all TV series based on PlayStation games. Reps for Sony and Amazon Studios, which likely will co-produce, had no comment.

This would mark the latest big deal for a TV series based on a popular video game title in a red-hot streaming marketplace for gaming IP. Peacock just landed another SPT/PlayStation property, Twisted Metal, with a series order and Anthony Mackie starring. HBO has coming up the high-profile PlayStation game-based series The Last of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Netflix has a Resident Evil TV series in the works, while Paramount+ is about to debut Halo.

Amazon Studios has been particularly aggressive in the arena. It has Killer Films' upcoming TV series Fallout, starring Walton Goggins; it is developing a Mass Effect series adaptation; and just closed a first-look deal with dj2 Entertainment to develop TV series based on gaming IP.

‘God of War’ TV Series Adaptation Eyed By Prime Video

PlayStation's flagship action-adventure franchise God Of War is heading to TV with Amazon Studios developing a series adaptation for Prime Video.

deadline.com

 

[regawdless]

Oh my god can't wait for their take on toxic masculinity in God of War. Yes Amazon go for it.

 

[DESTROYA]

Oh God No

 

[Arkam]

See, this I think makes sense. I can see a modern "Hercules: The legendary journeys". Make it slapstick just like that (with a more brooding tone of course).

But of course we know they won't do that, instead they will go the serious drama filled way like GoT or Vikings and the like. And it will likely suck as a result.

 

[Cravis]

 

[DonDonDonPata]

Is this what IP collapse looks like?

 

[HeresJohnny]

It'll be so shitty they'll have to call it Oh My God of War

 

[HeresJohnny]

Is this what IP collapse looks like?

Societal collapse

 

[HeresJohnny]

God of Xer… because sometimes, shitting up one franchise isn't enough

 

[Grinchy]

I hope they make every god a black woman with an afro.

 

[CAB_Life]

If Amazon can fuck up WoT and LoTR so profoundly, there's no hope for Kratos. (Or Kratissia—the new trans female re-envisioning.)

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

If Amazon can fuck up WoT and LoTR so profoundly, there's no hope for Kratos. (Or Kratissia—the new trans female re-envisioning.)

And the first death will be some random god for dead-naming him her.

 

[cryptoadam]

They really trying to make video games into the next comic books...

 

[Snes nes]

They really trying to make video games into the next comic books...

but the comic book thing has always been somewhat niche a video game on the other hand is easier to get people to spend money on. I don't understand what the comparison means.