{
  "id": 2239732,
  "title": "Dave Bautista Set To Play Kratos In ‘God Of War’ As Amazon Series Recasts Lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/dave-bautista-set-to-play-kratos-in-god-of-war-as-amazon-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/dave-bautista-cast-kratos-god-of-war-amazon-series-recast-1237046959/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dave Bautista has closed his deal to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War fantasy drama series. Series co-studios Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television reached out to Bautista and initiated talks shortly after they had made a decision to recast the role following original lead Ryan Hurst’s serious on-set injury. As Deadline […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}