Amazon Prime recently revealed the first look at the studio’s official God of War TV series, which is set to adapt Santa Monica Studio’s God of War (2018) (and presumably God of War Ragnarök). Fan response to the first image – depicting Ryan Hurst and Callum Vinson as Kratos and Atreus respectively – has been mostly positive, but not everybody is happy.
God of War creator David Jaffe dropped a new video on his YouTube channel on February 28, 2026, expressing some disappointment over Amazon Prime’s live action God of War series. While Jaffe has faith in showrunner Ron Moore ultimately doing the series justice, he thinks Ryan Hurst “just looks stupid” as Kratos.
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God of War Creator David Jaffe Thinks Amazon’s First Reveal is “Dumb”
Anyone familiar with David Jaffe knows he does not hold back when it comes to criticism. Jaffe called the first look at Kratos and Atreus “terrible,” and “so bad in so many ways.” Jaffe’s biggest issue is ultimately with the choice of image Amazon is using to market the series, in particular.
“If you’re going to reveal, to most people, a brand new character that you hope is going to carry your series, for the first time, and they’ve never really seen this before, and this is the way you introduce them?”
Jaffe mocked Ryan Hurst’s pose and facial expression in the reveal, saying that he looks like he’s “s***ing in the woods” and “just looks stupid.” Some fans have expressed disappointment over Ryan Hurst’s casting, especially his beard, which Jaffe just adding fuel to the fire.
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David Jaffe Still Has Faith in the God of War TV Series
For what it’s worth, David Jaffe did have nice things to say about Amazon’s God of War series, even if the first reveal was ultimately a disappointment to him. Jaffe spoke highly of showrunner Ronald D. Moore, saying “Ron Moore is awesome” and “a juggernaut of a talented fellow”, before expressing “I have absolutely no doubt it is going to be a good show.”
Ronald D. Moore has an impressive track record in television, having worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, HBO’s Carnivale, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, and For All Mankind. By all accounts, it’s more than likely Amazon’s God of War show will be good than bad with Moore leading the charge.