Amazon exec says ‘God of War’ will be another big adaptation like ‘The Boys’

Just like Netflix has bet with “The Witcher” in the world of video games, Amazon Prime Video will also have its own fantasy series based on a game like “God of War”. Amazon Studios executive Vernon Sanders has admitted that only they can make Kratos and Atreus’ story as “true” to the source material as “The Boys” is to the comics.

In an interview with Collider, Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon Studios, compared the quality of their adaptations, saying that “God of War’ It will be like ‘The boys’ or ‘Invincible’, two series based on the comics and which have been acclaimed for their fidelity to the source material. And that will be the same storyline for Kratos and Atreus in the Amazon Prime Video series.

The Amazon executive noted, “We’re doing incredibly well with adaptations, from ‘Invincible’ to ‘The Boys.’ I mean, we cover a lot of them, right? Sanders said. And besides, he said thisGod of War’ will be faithful to the Santa Monica Studios video game: “We know there is such a passionate fan base […] But what we are always looking for [es] if there’s a real emotional core, if there’s a real narrative story, and I think so [eso] it’s part of what makes God of War so special.”

The executive has ordered not to worry about the adaptation of the story, because as in his other fantasy series, the emotions of the protagonists have been a priority before the spectacularity of the show. But Unlike ‘The boys’ or ‘Invincible’, the franchise ‘God of War’ It is extremely popular all over the world.thus, from the outset, there is greater knowledge of the source material.

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What will Amazon’s ‘God of War’ series be about?

In the announcement, Amazon confirmed that the ‘God of War’ series will be based on the story of the video game released in 2018, i.e. after Sony’s first trilogy, in which Kratos was tasked with eliminating all gods from the world. Olympus. In this part, the god of war has a son named Atreus, the result of his relationship with Faye, a giant warrior who died at the very beginning of the game.

Faye tasks Kratos and his son Atreus with carrying his ashes to the highest peak in the realm, and along the way, the god of war discovers a new pantheon of Norse gods who oppose his presence in the frozen lands of Midgard, where you’ll find many mythological creatures of nordic culture. And during the journey, the two protagonists will strengthen their father-son relationship.

There is currently no confirmed cast that will bring Kratos and Atreus to life, nor the release date for ‘God of War’ on Amazon Prime Video. But the registrations should take place sometime in 2023, and there will be revealed more details about one of the most anticipated adaptations in the world of video games.