Amazon's God of War to start shooting in Vancouver in 2026

Some fans are hope Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson will play Kratos in the live-action version of the video game

Dana Gee
Published Sep 08, 2025  •  2 minute read
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It's been reported that the Amazon Prime series God of War, based on the hit PlayStation video game, will begin shooting in Vancouver in March of 2026.

Amazon’s long-awaited God of War live-action series will begin production in Vancouver next year.

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According to Nexus Point News and other popular gaming websites, the cinematic version of the popular action-adventure PlayStation video game is set to begin productionhere sometime in March of 2026.

Said to be one of Amazon Prime Video’s most ambitious game-to-screen adaptations, God of War joins Season 3 of The Last of Us and Season 2 of Shögun as major series set to shoot here in Hollywood North in 2026.

The confirmation of shooting is good news for Hollywood North after Apple announced it would be relocating the series Stick from Vancouver to Los Angeles for its second season.

Casting has not yet been released, but fans have waded in plenty with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson seeming to be a fan favourite front-runner for the lead character, Spartan warrior Kratos. Other names being brought into the conversation often are Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa.

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Set against the backdrop of mythology, the video game series God of War follows Kratos as he battles the Greek gods of Olympus. It also focuses on his complex relationship with his son Atreus and, of course, there are many battles against monsters and gods and a healthy dose of vengeance.

God of War will be helmed by Ronald D. Moore (Outlander and Battlestar Galactica). Moore confirmed in 2025 that the series’ debut season will be made up of 10 episodes, with a Season 2 already greenlit by Amazon.

The God of War game franchise was created by David Jaffe and first appeared on the PlayStation 2 video game console and has gone on to become a tentpole series for PlayStation, with nine instalments across several platforms.

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