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Amazon's Head of Television Vernon Sanders claims that the God of War TV series is set to be both "true to the source material" and "compelling on its own."
Last week Amazon confirmed that it is preparing a TV series based on the popular PlayStation franchise, God of War. The show is being co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and will be aired on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
While the news that the beloved game franchise is coming as a TV show is quite exciting as gamers will likely be eager to see their favorite characters on a TV screen, there is still a chance that it might be criticized by players. So, we'll have to wait and see whether we'll be satisfied with the upcoming show.
Meanwhile, the creators of the God of War show assure fans that they'll love what they'll see on the screens as the series is set to be both "true to the source material" and "compelling on its own."
In an interview with Collider, Amazon Studios' Head of Television Vernon Sanders shared that the TV series will follow the emotional beats of the game's father-son relationship and that it will appeal to fans of the game as well as those who have never played God of War.
"At the center of it all is this story of fathers and sons, and families, set against this giant epic landscape. So what Rafe [Judkins] (showrunner) and Mark [Fergus] and Hawk [Ostby] (writers) have come up with for the first season, and for the series, I think, is both incredibly true to the source material, and also compelling on its own," Sanders said. "If you never played the game, you will fall in love with the show and feel very much invited in. So we think it's going to be huge."
Sanders also shared why Prime Studios decided to work on adapting the game's story. According to him, the game's strong "emotional core" that "makes God of War so special" really resonated with the studio which is why Amazon was interested in bringing the story to TV screens.
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