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PlayStation franchise God of War is in the works, with Amazon Prime Video in negotiations to host.According to Deadline, the project will be helmed by Mark Fergus and Hawk Otsby of The Expanse, and Rafe Judkins of The Wheel of Time.God of War spans seven games, designed for four different PlayStation consoles. It was first launched in 2005 and focuses on ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and his mission to avenge the death of his loved ones at the hands of the Ares.Several games were released on PS3 and PSP, before being revived with the 2018 PlayStation 4 game.

There’s a new F1 TV show in the works at Prime Video!

Alex Ritman Engines are being warmed up on “One,” the drama series set in the world of Formula One racing that Felicity Jones is attached to both star in and executive produce. Variety understands that the series is in development with Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, although it has not been officially ordered yet. “One” — which marks Formula 1‘s first officially sanctioned scripted series — will focus on a failing family-owned racing team, led by Jones’ character, as it contends with fierce personalities, ever-changing rivals and multi-million-dollar stakes.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Robert Downey Jr. and Elon Musk briefly shared the screen together in 2010’s Marvel tentpole “Iron Man 2,” in which Downey’s hot shot business tycoon Tony Stark met Musk while at the Monaco Grand Prix. It was a fitting moment, as “Iron Man” screenwriter Mark Fergus once told New York Magazine that Musk partly inspired the screen iteration of Tony Stark due to their technological prowess, cockiness and overall hotheadedness.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The “God of War” TV series adaptation at Amazon has found its new showrunner. Variety has confirmed that Ronald D. Moore has boarded the show as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.

EXCLUSIVE: With Ronald D. Moore back in the Sony Pictures TV Studios fold, the prolific creator/showrunner is taking on a high-profile IP for the studio. He has been tapped as writer, executive producer and showrunner of Sony TV and Amazon MGM Studios’ Prime Video series God Of War, based on PlayStation‘s hugely popular ancient mythology-themed video game.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures TV and Amazon MGM Studios are staging a do-over on God of War, the series for Prime Video that’s based on PlayStation‘s hugely popular ancient mythology-themed video game.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated writer-producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby have signed with Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment for management, Deadline has learned.

EXCLUSIVE: Iron Man and Children of Men writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are scripting Shadow Tiger, a film adaptation of Sharad Devarajan‘s comic book.

EXCLUSIVE: Formula 1 is getting into the scripted television business.

Amazon is heading to ancient Greece with the streaming service issuing a straight-to-series order for a TV series based on the beloved God of War video game series.The announcement (via Amazon press release) on Wednesday comes months after Deadline reported Amazon was in negotiations for the live-action series.The show will hail from writers Rafe Judkins (The Wheel of Time), Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Children of Men) based on the long-running PlayStation video game franchise. New series: Amazon is heading to ancient Greece with the streaming service issuing a straight-to-series order for a TV series based on the beloved God of War video game series Negotiations: The announcement (via Amazon press release) on Wednesday comes months after Deadline reported Amazon was in negotiations for the live-action seriesThe series follows Kratos, the God of War, who, after exiling himself from his blood-soaked past in ancient Greece, hangs up his weapons forever in the Norse realm of Midgard. When his beloved wife dies, Kratos sets off on a dangerous journey with his estranged son to spread her ashes from the highest peak - his wife's final wish.  Kratos soon realizes the journey is an epic quest in disguise, one which will test the bonds between father and son, and force Kratos to battle new Gods and monsters for the fate of the world.

Prime Video has given a series order to God of War, based on PlayStation’s hugely popular ancient mythology-themed video game. Co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios in association with PlayStation Productions, God of War will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The series had been in the works at the streamer since March when Deadline reported exclusively that Prime Video was in negotiations for the property.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAmazon Prime Video is in talks to pickup a “God of War” live-action TV series adaptation from Sony Pictures Television and PlayStation Productions, Variety has learned.No deal has closed yet for the project based on the popular Santa Monica Studio-produced PlayStation game. The potential series hails from “The Expanse” creators Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby and “The Wheel of Time” showrunner Rafe Judkins.Per PlayStation’s officially description for “God of War,” “Staring with the release of ‘God of War’ in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Santa Monica Studio has created seven games across multiple platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: PlayStation’s flagship action-adventure franchise God of War is heading to television. Prime Video is in negotiations for a live-action TV series based on the hugely popular ancient mythology-themed game, sources said.