It has only been a while since it was confirmed that Amazon Prime Video is moving ahead with an adaptation of the wildly successful God of War franchise for its streaming offerings. With fans hoping to see real-life Kratos and Atreus in action, there is bound to be worries that the show might take too many liberties with the source material. However, Amazon Studios’ Head of Television, Vernon Sanders, has assured fans that there will not be the case.
“We do incredibly well with adaptations, from Invincible to The Boys. I mean, we just covered so many of them, right? And so we know that there’s such a passionate fan base for God of War. But the thing that we’re always looking for is whether there is a real emotional core, if there’s a real narrative story, and I think [that’s] part of what makes God of War so special.”
The answer comes from a conversation during an interview about The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, where Collider asked what Sanders was most excited to show fans and why the God of War universe was perfect for Amazon.
“At the center of it all is this story of fathers and sons, and families, set against this giant epic landscape. So what Rafe [Judkins] (showrunner) and Mark [Fergus] and Hawk [Ostby] (writers) have come up with for the first season, and for the series, I think, is both incredibly true to the source material, and also compelling on its own. If you never played the game, you will fall in love with the show and feel very much invited in. So we think it’s going to be huge.”
Note that Sanders mentioned a series, as well as his thoughts about the first season, so it is likely that we will be getting a long-running God of War show on Amazon Prime Video. While it is still a long way away, as long as the studio keeps to its promise, we should be in for a wild ride.
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