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 made the decision to recast the role following original lead Ryan Hurst’s serious on-set injury.

As Deadline reported, Hurst, who had been originally cast as Kratos in the adaptation of the popular PlayStation video game, tore a bicep while performing a stunt in late June, four months into the shoot.