EXCLUSIVE: PlayStation’s flagship action-adventure franchise God of Warfare is heading to tv. Prime Video is in negotiations for a live-action TV sequence primarily based on the massively in style historic mythology-themed sport, sources mentioned.
I hear the sequence adaptation comes from The Expanse creators/government producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and The Wheel of Time government producer/showrunner Rafe Judkins in addition to Sony Footage Tv and PlayStation Productions, which collaborate on all TV sequence primarily based on PlayStation video games. Reps for Sony and Amazon Studios, which seemingly will co-produce, had no remark.
This might mark the most recent massive deal for a TV sequence primarily based on a well-liked online game title in a red-hot streaming market for gaming IP. Peacock simply landed one other SPT/PlayStation property, Twisted Steel, with a sequence order and Anthony Mackie starring. HBO has developing the high-profile PlayStation game-based sequence The Final of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Netflix has a Resident Evil TV sequence within the works, whereas Paramount+ is about to debut Halo.
Amazon Studios has been notably aggressive within the area. It has Killer Movies’ upcoming TV sequence Fallout, starring Walton Goggins; it’s growing a Mass Impact sequence adaptation; and simply closed a first-look cope with dj2 Leisure to develop TV sequence primarily based on gaming IP.
The God of Warfare franchise from Sony’s Santa Monica Studio spans a complete of seven video games throughout 4 PlayStation consoles. The motion sport sequence launched in 2005 on the PlayStation 2, with the primary God of Warfare. On the middle is ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and his perilous journey to actual revenge on the Ares, the Greek God of Warfare, after killing his family members below the deity’s affect. After turning into the ruthless God of Warfare himself, Kratos finds himself continuously on the lookout for an opportunity to vary his destiny.
Following a number of titles on numerous PlayStation consoles together with the PS3 and the hand-held PSP, Santa Monica Studio introduced new life to the franchise with the 2018 sport on the PlayStation 4. In it, Kratos involves the Norse wilds the place he will get a second likelihood at fatherhood together with his son Atreus. The installment a slew of honors on the 2018 Recreation Awards, together with Recreation of the 12 months.
An eighth God of Warfare installment, God of Warfare: Ragnorok, is within the works for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 and is ready to drop this yr.
Fergus and Ostby shared an Oscar nomination for co-writing Youngsters of Males and in addition co-wrote the script for Iron Man, which teed off the box-office reign of Marvel Studios. Judkins additionally has Marvel ties; he was a writer-producer on ABC’s Brokers Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.