GOD OF WAR Live-Action Series Finds A New Showrunner In STAR TREK And BSG's Ronald D. Moore

GOD OF WAR Live-Action Series Finds A New Showrunner In STAR TREK And BSG's Ronald D. Moore

The live-action God of War series recently hit a setback with the departure of its original showrunner, but Ronald D. Moore has now stepped in to take over...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 22, 2024 07:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: Via GameFragger.com

The live-action God of War series that's currently in the works from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon recently hit a major setback with the departure of original showrunner Rafe Judkins and his EPs, but the project is now back on track with a replacement that's sure to ignite quite a bit of buzz among fans.

According to Deadline, Ronald D. Moore has stepped in as new showrunner, writer and executive producer.

Judkins left the show along with executive producers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus. They had already completed multiple scripts, but reports indicate that the studios decided to go in a different creative direction.

Moore has worked on a number of Star Trek projects, as well as the likes of Outlander and For All Mankind. He is probably best known for the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Battlestar Galactica reboot.

"God of War is a compelling, character-driven franchise that we believe will captivate our global customers as much with its expansive and immersive worlds as its rich storytelling," said Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios, back when the series was officially announced. "We are honored to share in the adventure of exploring the God of War mythology in such a momentous way with Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and Santa Monica Studio."

"We are so proud and excited to be working with our friends at Amazon Studios and our partners at PlayStation Productions to adapt this beautiful and heartbreaking game into a premium live-action series," added Katherine Pope, president of Sony Pictures Television Studios.

"God of War is one of PlayStation’s most awarded video games, so we’re excited to partner with Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios to bring our beloved franchise to fans and new audiences in a bold and authentic way," said Asad Qizilbash, head of PlayStation Productions.

Based on the official synopsis, this series looks set to be a pretty faithful take on the 2018 video game, and may also adapt elements of the more recent God of War: Ragnarök.

"[God of War] follows Kratos, the God of War, who, after exiling himself from his blood-soaked past in ancient Greece, hangs up his weapons forever in the Norse realm of Midgard," it reads. "When his beloved wife dies, Kratos sets off on a dangerous journey with his estranged son to spread her ashes from the highest peak—his wife’s final wish."

"Kratos soon realizes the journey is an epic quest in disguise, one which will test the bonds between father and son, and force Kratos to battle new Gods and monsters for the fate of the world."

What do you make of this news? Be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.

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NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/22/2024, 7:37 PM
Well hopefully they can get it right this time.
mountainman
mountainman - 10/22/2024, 7:58 PM
Thank the sweet heavens above it isn’t Judkins after how much he has botched Wheel of Time.
TheJester187
TheJester187 - 10/22/2024, 8:41 PM
Fallout is fun. I trust this will be just a cool and visual as hell.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 10/22/2024, 8:48 PM
Relieved he didn't work on any recent star trek. They should have started with Kratos and the Greek Gods though, the Norse stuff was pretty fleshed out, why bother watching a live action version with a TV budget when the games cutscenes are pretty much a film already. The Greek stuff had more room to explore.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 10/23/2024, 3:32 AM
@HashTagSwagg - agreed. They could even frame it as a retelling of the original Greek games. Most casual gamers and viewers don't really know that story, unlike the Norse games
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 10/22/2024, 9:00 PM
Man, it's like I'm looking in a mirror.
HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 10/22/2024, 9:03 PM
Well... it might not be complete garbage after all.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/22/2024, 9:43 PM
For some reason I thought it was a film. Whatever...
CAPTAINPINKEYE
CAPTAINPINKEYE - 10/22/2024, 11:31 PM
Interesting. Sounds like this would make a pretty cool video game.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/23/2024, 12:35 AM
I actually quite like Outlander too. He's going to bring something nice here.
Radders
Radders - 10/23/2024, 2:52 AM
Who's the female lead going to be?
PatchesOhulihan
PatchesOhulihan - 10/23/2024, 8:14 AM
@Radders - Kratos Lynn
sully
sully - 10/23/2024, 2:58 AM
Hopefully they don't make Atreus an insufferable annoying prick like he is in the first game. I also hope the show has some flashbacks to the Greek days. Only following the newest games seems like a waste of some really great imagery and scenes from the previous games.
HegoD
HegoD - 10/23/2024, 5:49 AM
I think Florian Munteanu could play Kratos
PatchesOhulihan
PatchesOhulihan - 10/23/2024, 8:17 AM
I played the original GoW I, II, & III on PS2 way back when...but it sounds like they're skipping past all of that and jumping towards whatever the 2018 game where they delve into the Norse Gods...bummer. Haven't played that game, and I'm sure its great, but I'd rather see the original storyline of the first few games.

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