God of War TV series taps Ronald D. Moore to serve as new showrunner after the unique inventive crew departed.

The God of War TV series is again on monitor. It was introduced final week that the unique inventive crew behind the Sony Pictures TV and Amazon MGM Studios series had departed, however Deadline now experiences that Ronald D. Moore has stepped up as author, govt producer, and showrunner.

Moore has loads of TV expertise. He’s greatest recognized for his work within the Star Trek franchise (together with Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager) and for creating acclaimed series such as Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, and For All Mankind. The exit of the unique inventive crew got here as a shock, particularly as a lot work had already been achieved. Showrunner/govt producer Rafe Judkins, as nicely as fellow EPs Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus, left the God of War series after finishing a number of scripts for the primary season. Although the scripts have been praised by Sony and Amazon MGM, the studios apparently needed to maneuver in a unique inventive path.

When Sony first introduced the God of War TV series, the plot synopsis indicated that it could be following the occasions of the newer installments within the online game franchise. The present “follows Kratos, aka 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.” Now that Ronald D. Moore is on board, it’s not clear if that is nonetheless the story or if there can be some even larger adjustments.

Moore’s Outlander can be coming to an finish with its eighth and ultimate season, though a prequel spinoff series is anticipated to debut on Starz subsequent yr. For All Mankind has been renewed for a fifth season, and a derivative specializing in the Soviet area program has been ordered.