Amazon took to social media to post a proper look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos and Callum Vinson as Atreus for the God of War series, showing an on-set pic of DAD and BOI doing the hunt from the beginning of the game:
Father and Son. Behold your first look at Kratos and Atreus in the God of War series now in production for @primevideo. Their journey to the highest peak begins. pic.twitter.com/iDzyuSpl5A
— God of War (@godofwaronprime) February 27, 2026
While I applaud the accuracy, I can’t help but take note that the incredibly flat lighting is doing it no favours. I would openly say that this is a pretty candid shot of the production set, with very little in the way of grading or touch ups – so I am firmly on the fence of “I am hopeful the final product will look better.”
With the incredible casting behind the show, I am also exceptionally sure that the show itself will be entertaining. Mandy Patinkin alone has me firmly seated for the tale. The rest of the cast is similarly magnificent:
- Teresa Palmer as Sif
- Max Parker as Heimdall
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor
- Mandy Patinkin as Odin
- Alastair Duncan returning as Mimir
- Danny Woodburn as Brok
- Jeff Gulka as Sindri
- Ed Skrein as Baldur
The casting of Alastair Duncan is a particularly big win for the community – considering he is the original voice of Mimir – so having him return to provide the “smartest man alive” wit in live-action will brilliantly bridge the gap between the games and the show.
No release date is set as yet, but we can clearly see that things are well under way.
What are your thoughts on our first look at Kratos and Atreus? Do they float your Norse boat? Tell us all about it in the comments or on social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views.
