God of War TV Series Gets Big Update

gameranx.com:

It used to be that when a video game adaptation was announced, gamers would roll their eyes and watch as a trainwreck would slowly unfold before them. But more recently, movie and TV people have put much more time, effort, and budget into these adaptations, and the results have been worthwhile. TV shows and movies about video games have been nominated for awards recently, and some future adaptations are some of the more anticipated things coming out. For example, gamers were very curious when it was announced that a God of War adaptation was coming to Amazon Prime Video.

After all, Amazon Prime Video has been the home of many big series, including adaptations of great comic book series or legendary novels, like a certain one from J.R.R. Tolkien. Their properties always get the time and budget they deserve to ensure quality, and they’ve had great results. As for God of War, at CES yesterday, series producer Cory Balrog went on stage to note that the writing for the series has begun:

Writing is underway for the series based on GOD OF WAR for Prime Video and HORIZON ZERO DAWN for Netflix. #SonyCES #CES2024 pic.twitter.com/xEg2HkqTI6

While that might not be the “progress” gamers want, it should be noted that the writing couldn’t be done for much of 2023 due to the Writers Strike that engulfed the year. It wasn’t until the late months of the year that a deal was struck, and even then, people didn’t immediately go back to work due to the Actors’ Strike and other factors. So, the fact that things are finally progressing is a good thing.

If you’re curious about which games the TV series will adapt, it’ll be following the 2018 “soft reboot.” Here’s the official synopsis for the series:

“The series follows Kratos, the God of War,