the success of Netflix's The Witcher, why not a television show for Kratos? God of War director Cory Barlog seems to think it's a good idea. With the success of the video game franchise and the world looking for a show to fill that Game of Thrones hole, God of War could do very well.
There have actually been Daredevil’s showrunner in its first season, and the film would feature Dave Bautista as Kratos. At this point a film version of God of War is still so far away from happening that a TV show may be a better fit.
that his studio's award winning video game God of War more than deserved the treatment. He went on to clarify that this was not any kind of hint that God of War was being made into a show, but says, "I just believe that games would make great TV shows because you spend so much time with the characters in fantastic worlds." Fans seemed very excited by Barlog's response with several stating that they would enjoy seeing a show detailing the entirety of Kratos' history.
The God of War franchise has been a staple of the video game industry ever since the first game released back in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. The series has focused exclusively on the perpetually angry Spartan Kratos, as he pursues revenge against the Greek Gods who wronged him. As the series progresses Kratos finds himself slaying most of the mythological Greek monsters and then finally practically all of the Greek Pantheon. With the newest God of War game Kratos has moved onto the world of the Norse Gods in order to begin his life anew and raise his young son peacefully. Obviously this doesn't last long and Kratos returns to his murderous roots.
A TV show seems like it would be the best way to tell Kratos' story of revenge. His backstory and motivations are very complicated and would be very difficult to convey during the run time of a movie. More than that, a TV show would be more capable of introducing the background mythology and horrifying creatures that make the games so interesting. By far the best reason to do a small screen version is that viewers will get to spend more time with Kratos and therefore have time to properly sympathize with the angry god killer. Let's hope that Netflix or Amazon give Cory Barlog a phone call soon about God of War.
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