The Last of Us (2023) - Season 1 (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

This is terrific news. In my opinion, the best video game ever made.

‘The Last Of Us’: HBO Hands Series Order To Video Game Adaptation From Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann

HBO has given a series order to The Last of Us, the adaptation of the Playstation video game, from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.

deadline.com

 

[Sean Bryan]

I hope that they stick to the story from the first game for the first season and then wait at least two years before adapting Part 2.

This has the potential to be fantastic, so my fingers are crossed.

 

[Sean Bryan]

And Part two can easily be broken into two parts. So they could realistically get three seasons out of this. That would seem about right.

 

[joshEH]

They could also very easily bring in Abby and her group as a parallel "counterpoint" storyline at a certain juncture, in order to build up her character-development for...what eventually happens later on.

 

[Sean Bryan]

They could also very easily bring in Abby and her group as a parallel "counterpoint" storyline at a certain juncture, in order to build up her character-development for...what eventually happens later on.

What I imagined as I was playing Part 2 was that a series would have a second season that would build to that WFT moment at the theater and then end. Coming back for the third season viewers are dismayed that it then takes us along Abby’s journey. “This can’t last long, right? Shit, they are really going with this? Fuck Abby!” I‘d image lots of viewers being pissed and resistant, as players were meant to be playing the game, and it would be awesome. Hopefully most would come around and appreciate what is being done with the story. This can be so crazy good if they stick as closely to the game story as possible.

They could certainly do parallel stories in season two if they were only going to keep it to two seasons. But it would be great if they blew it up with the the third season like the game did halfway through Part 2.

 

[Tino]

I spoke to a friend who knows one of the producers and was told HBO will follow the first game very closely with a few additional scenes added in.

 

[Tino]

'The Walking Dead' chief on the possibility that HBO's rival zombie show 'The Last of Us' will air during their final season: 'I think there's room for all of us'

'The Walking Dead' chief on the possibility that HBO's rival zombie show 'The Last of Us' will air during their final season: 'I think there's room for all of us'

"TWD" chief content officer Scott Gimple tells us what he thinks of HBO's "TLOU" adaptation. He says he plans to watch both shows.

www.insider.com

 

[Greg.K]

I finally played & finished the first game, and I do hope this series accurately portrays the endless searching through kitchens, offices, storage rooms, and trash piles looking for supplies that post-apocalyptic-wasteland life entails.

(I really did like the game)

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Bella Ramsey has been cast as Ellie

Ramsey stole every scene she was in as Lyanna Mormont on "Game of Thrones". At 17, she is only a few years older than the character. She also recurred during the second season of HBO's fantasy epic "His Dark Materials", which is getting ready to shoot its third and final season.

 

[Sean Bryan]

Pedro Pascal is Joel

Pedro Pascal To Star As Joel In ‘The Last Of Us’ HBO Series Based On Video Game

The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal is set to headline The Last Of Us, HBO's high-profile series adaptation of the Sony Playstation franchise from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.

deadline.com

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Pedro Pascal is Joel

Pedro Pascal To Star As Joel In ‘The Last Of Us’ HBO Series Based On Video Game

The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal is set to headline The Last Of Us, HBO's high-profile series adaptation of the Sony Playstation franchise from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.

deadline.com

And this series is in first position over "The Mandalorian". Given that Pascal is primarily a voice actor for that show, it should be very doable for him to do both, but it's still an usual development.

 

[Tino]

Looking great!

 

[DaveF]

I‘lol be subscribing to HBO to watch when this comes out.

I’m still trying to figure out when I’ll play the sequel. But I’m assuming at least the first season will be based wholly on the original game.

 

[joshEH]

^Hopefully without spoiling anything, there are

Spoiler: NON-SPOILER SPOILERS

at least a couple of new characters from the sequel who could theoretically also appear in the very first season if that's how they're planning on structuring the adaptation (Season 1 = TLoU Part 1 / Season 2 = TLoU Part 2), which would add to the story-layering and overall setup.

 

[Johnny Angell]

And this series is in first position over "The Mandalorian". Given that Pascal is primarily a voice actor for that show, it should be very doable for him to do both, but it's still an usual development.

So if we don’t see Pedro’s face, that’s not him in the Mandalorian?

 

[joshEH]

Gabriel Luna is Tommy, Joel's brother:

‘Last of Us’ Series at HBO Casts Gabriel Luna

"The Last of Us" series adaptation at HBO has added Gabriel Luna to its cast, Variety has learned.

variety.com

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) travel across a dangrous, anarchic America devastated by a fungal pandemic in "The Last of Us", a new HBO series from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I finally played & finished the first game, and I do hope this series accurately portrays the endless searching through kitchens, offices, storage rooms, and trash piles looking for supplies that post-apocalyptic-wasteland life entails.

(I really did like the game)

Every episode we see them searching through kitchens, trash, etc? Doesn’t sound to interesting to me.

 

[Greg.K]

Every episode we see them searching through kitchens, trash, etc? Doesn’t sound to interesting to me.

But it really captures the spirit of the game mechanics....

It was a joke...

 

[Johnny Angell]

But it really captures the spirit of the game mechanics....

It was a joke...

Doh!