Amazon Prime Video is bringing God of War to live-action, adapting the 2018 game that reinvented Kratos as a battle-worn father navigating the icy wilds of Midgard with his son, Atreus.

And now? The casting news makes it very real.

Ryan Hurst will lead the series as Kratos — the Ghost of Sparta, still haunted by the tragedy of being manipulated by Ares into killing his own family in ancient Greece.

In the Norse realm, he trades the Blades of Chaos for the Leviathan Axe, a frost-forged weapon that returns to his hand like a mythic boomerang.

After the death of his wife Faye, Kratos and his son set out to scatter her ashes from the highest peak in the nine realms — a journey that, of course, spirals into war with the gods.

Newcomer Callum Vinson plays Atreus, Kratos’ sharp-eyed but emotionally open son.

Their father-son dynamic is the emotional core of the story — equal parts brutal survival training and painfully awkward bonding.

The big antagonist? Ed Skrein steps into the role of Baldur, Odin’s son and the primary villain of the 2018 game.

Baldur is cursed to feel nothing — no pain, no pleasure — which twists him into a relentless, volatile force searching for sensation through violence.

If Skrein leans into the cold intensity he’s shown in past villain roles, Kratos is going to have problems.

And the gods keep coming.

Mandy Patinkin will portray Odin, the calculating All-Father who spies across realms.

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson takes on Thor, god of thunder and wielder of Mjolnir.

Max Parker plays Heimdall, the infuriatingly smug god of foresight, while Teresa Palmer appears as Sif.

Fan favorite Mimir returns, with Alastair Duncan reprising his role as the wise, decapitated head.

And the dwarven brothers Brok and Sindri — essential to upgrading all that god-slaying gear — will be played by Danny Woodburn and Jeff Gulka.

Behind the scenes, the project has serious pedigree.

Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) is serving as showrunner, with Frederick E.O. Toye directing the first two episodes. Pre-production is underway in Vancouver.

What’s interesting is that some casting choices hint at characters from Ragnarok appearing earlier than expected — meaning the adaptation might blend timelines or expand story arcs beyond the first game.

If this lands tonally somewhere between the emotional depth of The Last of Us and the mythic scale of Game of Thrones, we could be looking at Prime Video’s next prestige fantasy hit.