God of War TV show for Amazon Prime Video to recast Kratos after serious injury

Ryan Hurst, the lead actor in the series based on the PlayStation games, has torn a bicep and will be replaced.

The short version

• Deadline reports that Amazon Prime Video's God of War TV show has suffered a major setback: The role of Kratos will be recast after lead actor Ryan Hurst suffered a serious injury during shooting.
• Hurst tore a bicep filming a stunt for the show in late June, according to Deadline.
• At that point, he had already been shooting the part in Vancouver for months; the first production still from the shoot was shared back in February.

What happened

Sources said four episodes had been fully completed. Production was paused immediately after the incident.

Why it matters

Hurst underwent surgery and is now in recovery.

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