God of War Production Paused? Hurst Reportedly Injured During Stunt

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God of War Production Paused? Hurst Reportedly Injured During Stunt

In a report earlier today, sources claimed production on God of War was paused after Ryan Hurst sustained an injury during filming.

Published Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:37:09 -0500
by Ray Flook
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There are reports that Sony Pictures TV, Amazon MGM Studios, and Showrunner Ronald D. Moore's (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, For All Mankind) Ryan Hurst (Kratos) and Callum Vinson (Atreus)-starring God of War series has been forced to hit the "Pause" button on production. On Thursday, TMZ reported from sources that Hurst "tore his bicep while filming a stunt," and that "the injury requires surgery." Though no details on the stunt or how Hurst was reportedly injured were offered, TMZ noted that production was hoping to have its lead back by mid-August, "but the recovery process is too long to meet that timeline," and that the Vancouver production "may now be getting pushed as long as 2027." It should be noted that TMZ's reporting is based on sources, and that "Amazon Studios declined to comment" on the report.

During a March 2025 episode of Katee Sackhoff's The Sackhoff Show podcast, Sackhoff and Moore discussed a wide range of personal and professional topics. At the end of their conversation, as Sackhoff was getting ready to sign off, she asked Moore for an update on what he's working on – and that's where we got some interesting intel on the God of War series. "I'm working on an adaptation of… there's a video game called 'God of War'… that Amazon has ordered, you know, two seasons of and they have asked me to come in. So I'm literally in the writers' room and working on that. That's my new thing; that's such a daunting property." From there, Moore and Sackhoff discuss Moore not being a gamer and their respective past experiences with video games.

The series follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human. Joining Hurst and Vinson are Mandy Patinkin as Odin, Ed Skrein as Baldur, Max Parker as Heimdall, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor, Teresa Palmer as Sif, Alastair Duncan as Mimir, Jeff Gulka as Sindri, and Danny Woodburn as Brok.

Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Outlander) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of God of War. Additional executive producers include Maril Davis, Cory Barlog, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Hermen Hulst, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon. Joe Menosky, Marc Bernardin, Tania Lotia, and Ben McGinnis serve as co-executive producers on the series. Emmy Award-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (Shōgun, The Boys, Fallout) has also signed on to direct the series' first two episodes. The upcoming streaming series has been given a green light for two seasons.

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