Currently filming, the ‘God of War’ TV Series has added another director to its list. Loni Peristere, who has recently directed Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon episodes, is set to helm a couple of episodes in the first season of the video game-based series.
Loni Peristere is a well-known and award-winning director and co-founder of Zoic Studios. His visual effects shot design for the television series Firefly and Battlestar Galactica has creatively inspired the look of modern visual effects cinematography. Peristere went to work for mentor Joss Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Serenity as a Visual Effects Supervisor. He won an Emmy for Firefly. The directing credits of Peristere include shows like House of the Dragon, The Witcher, Warrior, Banshee, American Horror Story, and Outcast.
Peristere joins Lawrence Trilling and Frederick E.O. Toye, who is directing the first two episodes. Earlier, we revealed that Lawrence Trilling will direct a couple of episodes in the series.
‘God of War’ began filming in February under the working title, ANAHEIM REALM. The first look revealed by Amazon sparked debates and controversy regarding the looks of Ryan Hurst as Kratos and Callum Vinson as Atreus. Hurst has to come out publicly on X to assure the fans that not everything on the internet is true.
The cast of the show includes Ryan Hurst as Kratos, Callum Vinson as Atreus, Mandy Patinkin as Odin, Ed Skrein as Baldur, Max Parker as Heimdall, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Thor, Teresa Palmer as Sif, Louis Cunningham as Modi, Island Austin as Thrud, Ben Chapple as Magni, Evelyn Miller as Gna, Sonya Walger as Freya, Alastair Duncan as Mimir, Jeff Gulka as Sindri, and Danny Woodburn as Brok.
The God of War series storyline 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.
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) will also direct the first two episodes of the series (three in total).