Ryan Hurst will play Kratos in Prime Video's live-action 'God of War' series

The live-action series God of War ha found his Kratos.

Ryan Hurst has been chosen to play the leading role in the live-action Prime Video series, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, according to the press release from the studio's official site.

Based on the ancient mythology-themed PlayStation video game, the series from the writer, showrunner and executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, For All Mankind), God of Warfollows father and son, Kratos and Atreus, on their journey to spread the ashes of his wife and mother, Faye. Throughout their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father to be a better human being.

Kratos is a Spartan by birth and a god by nature. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in the service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful pact with Ares, the Greek god of war, and lost his soul in exchange for victory in battle.

Over the course of 10 successful games, Kratos defeated mortals, creatures, and gods alike. In the process, He became an iconic pop culture character., Known for his stoic nature, undeniable combat skills, and tragic past.

In the live action series, Kratos' story will closely follow the path of the previous two games as he deals with something new: his ten-year-old son, Atreus.. This father-son dynamic began a new chapter in the legendary series and will be the driving force of the new series.

Prime Video greenlit two seasons. Pre-production is already underway in Vancouver and casting has already begun.

Hurst is best known for playing Opie on the FX drama, Sons of Anarchyrecently meeting with its creator, Kurt Sutter, to be part of the cast of the series The Abandons from Netflix. He has had other participations in The Walking Dead from AMC, SWAT from CBS, Bates Motel from A&E. The actor also gave life to Thor in the PlayStation video game, God of War Ragnarök. Later this year we will see him in theaters in Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated The Odyssey.

The God of War series is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions.

Executive producers are Moore, Maril Davis, Cory Barlog, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Hermen Hust, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon.

Frederik E.O. Toye (The Boys, Shogun) will direct the first two episodes.