Despite Amazon's live-action God of War series following the plot of Santa Monica's 2018 Norse epic, the cast so far has a very Ragnarök (and roll) feel to it. Manage cookie settingsLast night, it was announced that Severance actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson will portray the Norse God of Thunder, Thor. As in 2022's God of War Ragnarök, Amazon's live-action Thor is "now but a shadow of his former self", and has turned to alcohol in an attempt to drown out his demons. Image credit: Sony Santa Monica Image credit: AppleIn addition to Thor, Homeland and Princess Bride actor Mandy Patinkin has been announced as the show's "most powerful Aesir god", Odin. We still don't have a release window for the first season, however a second season of God of War has already been greenlit at Amazon.