The Last of Us is headed to TV, and HBO is bringing the epic online game to life. The post-apocalyptic collection will contain characters and storylines from the hit online game developed by Naughty Dog and printed by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2013. The Last Of Us was launched on PlayStation 3 and immediately turned one of the vital common video video games of all time.
The official trailer dropped on December 3 at CCXP in Brazil and has amassed over 7 million views on YouTube in simply two days. “If you don’t think there’s hope for the world, why bother going on?” Bella Ramsey’s Ellie asks within the trailer. Pedro Pascal‘s Joel replies, “You haven’t seen the world, you don’t know. You keep going for family.” Ellie asks, “I’m not family?” Joel says, “You’re cargo.” The two-minute trailer ends with a glimpse of a terrifying monster.
An almost 2-minute teaser trailer was launched on September 26. The majority of the teaser doesn’t include any dialogue, simply Hank Williams’ “Alone and Forsaken” performs. Someone tells Pedro’s Joel within the last moments of the teaser, “Save who you can save.”
HBO is hoping to capitalize on the sport’s success with the highly-anticipated tv adaptation. Here’s all the things you should learn about HBO’s The Last Of Us, together with the premiere date info, the solid, and extra.
Where & When Can I Watch The Last Of Us TV Series?
The Last Of Us will premiere on January 15, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET. The present will air on HBO and be accessible to stream on HBOMax. It is not going to be accessible on Netflix or some other streaming service. Initially, the present was supposed to start out in 2022, however then HBO Programming Chief Casey Bloys clarified that it will be shifting to 2023. “The Last Of Us is shooting right now in Canada. We haven’t announced an air date yet,” he instructed The Hollywood Reporter in February 2022. “But it’s not 2022. They’re still shooting in Calgary.”
Craig Mazin, who developed the present alongside Neil Druckmann, revealed on a podcast in July 2021 that the collection will encompass ten episodes. Each episode might be about an hour lengthy, Craig stated, which implies the present’s complete run-time might be ten hours lengthy.
The Last Of Us started filming on July 12, 2021, in Canada’s Calgary, Alberta. The solid and crew reportedly needed to quarantine for 2 weeks earlier than getting into Canada because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming additionally passed off in Downton Edmonton in October 2021. Production formally wrapped on June 11, 2022.
Who Is The Cast of The Last Of Us?
- Pedro Pascal is Joel, who’s tasked with smuggling a younger woman named Ellie out of the post-apocalyptic United States. Pedro filmed the present after the discharge of the second season of his common Star Wars collection The Mandalorian. He reportedly obtained a number of large presents from networks and streamers for various tasks, and he in the end selected The Last of Us. Mahershala Ali and Matthew McConaughey have been reportedly within the combine to play Joel. Pedro was formally solid within the lead position in February 2021.
- Bella Ramsey is Ellie, a 14-year-old orphan who’s the important thing to making a vaccine that may save the world. Bella is finest identified for enjoying Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones. Bella was formally solid as Ellie in February 2021.
- Gabriel Luna is Tommy, Joel’s youthful brother and a former soldier. Gabriel is finest identified for enjoying Ghost Rider in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. He auditioned for the position of Tommy in March 2021 and obtained the job the next day.
The supporting solid of The Last Of Us consists of Merle Dandridge as Marlene, the pinnacle of the resistance motion referred to as the Fireflies. She voiced that position within the online game. Jeffrey Pierce, who voiced Tommy within the online game, is enjoying Perry, a insurgent in quarantine. Anna Torv of Fringe will star as Tess, Joel’s smuggler associate.
The visitor solid consists of Thandiwe Newton’s daughter Nico Parker (Dumbo) as Sarah, Joel’s daughter; Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) as Frank, a survivalist; Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as Bill, a survivalist; and Storm Reid (Euphoria) as Riley, an orphaned woman residing in post-apocalyptic Boston.
Other solid members embody Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen, Lamar Johnson as Henry, Keivonn Woodard as Sam, Graham Greene as Marlon, and Elaine Miles as Florence. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker additionally star.
What Can We Expect From The Story?
The official synopsis for the collection reads: “The Last of Us story takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.”
Creator Neil Druckmann instructed IGN that a few of the storylines will “deviate greatly” from the occasions of the online game. “Some of my favorite episodes so far have deviated greatly from the story, and I can’t wait for people to see them,” he stated. One confirmed change is that the present’s outbreak will happen in 2003, versus the online game the place it happens in 2013.
Lead star Pedro Pascal additionally teased HBO’s collection in an interview with GQ in April 2022. “There’s a very, very creative way of honoring what’s important and also preserving what is iconic to the experience of the video game, and also things that you wouldn’t necessarily expect,” he stated. “And then directions that you would expect it to go, and it might not… they’re doing some really smart things, is all I can say. It’s in good hands because they [Craig and Neil] love it so much. So it really is made for the people that love it. And there’s some very intense storytelling for people who might be less familiar.”
A second season of The Last of Us has but to be ordered by HBO, although that’s anticipated to occur assuming the primary season does properly.
Who’s The Creative Team?
Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are the builders and writers of The Last Of Us TV present. Craig is finest identified for creating the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries Chernobyl. Neil helped create and direct The Last Of Us online game. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in June 2020, Neil talked about adapting the sport for tv.
“With TV you have to figure out how it communicates ideas or tells stories. In removing the interactivity of the story, how do you make it unique for this other medium?” he stated. “It’s an interesting challenge, and I think there’s a lot to learn from it.”
Gustavo Santaolalla will compose the rating for the HBO collection, similar to he did for the online game. Kantemir Balagov is directing the primary episode of the collection. The cinematography staff consists of Ksenia Sereda, Eben Bolter, Christine A. Maier, and Nadim Carlsen. Executive producers embody Craig, Neil, Carolyn Strauss, Rose Lam, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, and Carter Swan.
What’s HBO’s Budget For The Last Of Us?
HBO’s The Last Of Us reportedly has a finances of $10 million per episode. That comes out to a whopping $100 million spent on all the first season. It’s apparently the most important tv manufacturing ever in Canadian historical past. HollywoodLife will proceed to present updates on the present proper right here.