God of War Season 2 Recasts Atreus and Thrud: Time Jump Confirmed and Filming Restarts in October

Amazon Prime Video's God of War series is shaking up its cast again, and this time it's by design. On this episode of Geek Freaks Headlines, Frank breaks down the report (via Polygon) that Atreus and Thrud are being recast for Season 2. The Season 2 casting call lists "Joshua" and "Ruth," the same codenames used for these characters in Season 1, but with the age range pushed up to 17 when it previously topped out at 12.

Frank explains what that age bump signals: the show is doing a time jump between seasons, just like the games did, and rather than letting the young actors grow into the older roles, production is simply casting new performers. It also points to a clear structure for the series: one game per season. Season 1 covers the first game, Season 2 moves into the sequel, no stretching a single game across multiple years of TV.

Plus, the Kratos situation is still unresolved after Ryan Hurst's injury, but there's good news on the production front: cameras roll again in October.

• 00:00 Casting update: Atreus and Thrud recast for Season 2, per Polygon
• 00:24 Why the recast points to a time jump, new actors instead of aging up, and the "one game per season" structure
• 00:38 Kratos still uncast after Ryan Hurst's injury, filming resumes in October

• Atreus and Thrud are being recast for God of War Season 2
• The Season 2 casting call uses the Season 1 codenames "Joshua" (Atreus) and "Ruth" (Thrud)
• The listed age range now goes up to 17, where it previously topped out at 12
• The jump points to a time skip between seasons, matching the gap between the two games
• Production is casting new actors rather than letting the current young cast age into the roles
• The series looks set to do one game per season: Season 1 for the first game, Season 2 for the sequel
• Kratos still needs to be recast following Ryan Hurst's injury
• Filming resumes in October after a pause tied to that injury

• "Atreus and Thrud are both being recast."
• "Instead of letting the actors age up, they're just going to be casting new ones."
• "Season one, game one. Season two, game two."
• "It looks like it's full steam ahead for filming on this."

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