Overview
- The original Kratos actor, Ryan Hurst, tore a biceps on set in late June and required surgery, prompting production to pause and a decision to recast the role.
- Prime Video confirmed Dave Bautista as Hurst’s replacement and studios plan to re-shoot all scenes filmed with Hurst rather than reuse existing footage.
- Bautista has posted footage of his training and says he is three weeks into weight work with roughly two months more of preparation before joining the set.
- The series was ordered as two consecutive seasons with a reported large budget and the pause has forced producers to push principal photography into 2027 and absorb extra logistical and cost burdens.
- The show adapts the two most recent God of War games following Kratos and his son Atreus, and the casting and delay will affect actors, production scheduling and the plan to film both seasons back-to-back.