The Last of Us TV series will premier on 15th January 2023, Naughty Dog has announced, confirming the leak from the HBO Max streaming service from the last day or so.
The series will air on HBO and HBO Max in the United States, Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Binge in Australia.
You have no idea what loss is. #TheLastofUs premieres January 15 on @HBO @hbomax #TLOU pic.twitter.com/qzxNH09vvK
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) November 2, 2022
The TV series is an adaptation of the hit 2013 PlayStation game by Naughty Dog, set in a post apocalyptic world where much of mankind was wiped out by a cordyceps fungus that effectively zombified much of the populace. The story follows Joel and Ellie as they journey across North America, trying to reach a research facility in search of a cure.
Creative Director on the original Neil Druckmann has had an integral role in the adaptation, even directing one of the episodes. Meanwhile, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey have taken the leading roles as Joel and Ellie, but there’s a great cast throughout. Storm Reid will play Riley Able, Nico Parker will be Sarah, while Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman will appear as Frank and Bill, the two friends of Joel who are met on the journey.
Not long ago, HBO released an official teaser trailer for the series. Fans of the original video game (and the weeks-old PS5 remake) will be able to spot plenty of plot beats from the story, from the incredible prologue that sets up the world and Joel’s character, through to how the world looks after the fall, to how the Left Behind DLC story has been brought into the broader tale.
Since it will be a while until The Last of Us TV series is ready to watch, you might be tempted to get another playthrough of the game in, whether that’s booting up the PS4 remaster, dusting off your copy on PS3, or grabbing The Last of Us Part I, which came out at the start of this month.
Calling it “The remake we never thought we needed”, Jim said in the 9/10 review that it’s “An impressively gorgeous remake of a bonafide masterpiece. Just don’t expect that hefty price tag to bring much more than cosmetic feeling changes to this emotional narrative.”
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