Christopher Judge, who voices the character of Kratos in the PlayStation game, has reacted to the live-action casting of Ryan Hurst as the God of War protagonist. The God of War live-action TV series has been in development at Prime Video, with showrunner Ronald D. Moore. Before him, Rafe Judkins was working on the show, but he exited as the studio decided to take a different creative direction.
Christopher Judge happily passes Kratos’ mantle for live-action God of War series
The Stargate SG-1 actor, who voices the legendary God of War character Kratos, has some words for Ryan Hurst. The latter was recently cast in the live-action show.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Christopher Judge reacted to the casting update. He wrote, “Congrats Ryan!!!! You’re gonna be great… BOI !!!”
In the casting update, the developer of the God of War game, Santa Monica Studio, stated, “Congratulations to Ryan Hurst (@RamboDonkeyKong) who will be stepping into the role of Kratos for the upcoming God of War live action series! We’re excited to see his take on Kratos as he joins the legendary ranks of T.C. Carson and Christopher Judge, who have each shaped this character in unforgettable ways.”
Congrats Ryan!!!! You’re gonna be great… BOI !!!
— Christopher Judge (@iamchrisjudge) January 14, 2026https://t.co/H9pYahlpoU
Notably, while Hurst is playing the role of Kratos in live-action, he voiced the character of Thor in God of War Ragnarök and faced off against the former. Following the announcement of his playing Kratos, he took to Instagram and posted an image of God of War on the screen.
Hurst noted, “Used to play as him. Now I get to be him. Grateful to pick up the axe, and honored by the fans who made this story legendary.”
Recently, Teresa Palmer has also joined the series as Phoebe or Sif, Thor’s wife, according to a report by Deadline. However, Amazon has not commented on it as of writing.
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype.
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