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HBO’s The Last of Us series adds Jeffrey Pierce, Murray Bartlett and Con O’Neill

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HBO’s series adaptation of the hit Naughty Dog video game The Last of Us has added three more actors to its cast. Per Deadline, the series will now star Jeffrey Pierce (Bosch), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) and Con O’Neill (Chernobyl). The series comes from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog’s Vice President and Last of Us […]

HBO’s The Last of Us season 1 will consist of 10 episodes, confirms co-writer Craig Mazin

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With filming now officially underway on HBO’s The Last of Us series, executive producer and co-writer Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) has revealed the episode count for the first season. During an appearance on the Scriptnotes podcast, Mazin revealed that the first season will have “five directors across 10 episodes” and that “the writing for the first three […]

Gabriel Luna shares first on-set photo from HBO’s The Last of Us series, teasing pivotal moment

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The Last of Us series for HBO has officially begun filming. Will fans of the game be prepared to see some of the most iconic brought to live-action? In this first tease from the set of The Last of Us, it seems like the hard-hitting moments are already underway. Actor Gabriel Luna shared an on-set […]

Nico Parker joins The Last of Us as Joel’s daughter

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HBO’s upcoming series adaptation of the hit Playstation game The Last of Us has added Nico Parker (The Third Day) to the cast, per Variety. Parker will play Sarah, the daughter of Pedro Pascal’s Joel. Sarah is a young teenager who Last of Us players were introduced to in the opening moments of the video game and witnessed the […]

Marlene actor Merle Dandridge reprising role for HBO’s The Last of Us series

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With HBO and PlayStation Production set to begin filming their television adaptation of the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us in July, the series has added another member to its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Merle Dandridge, who originally played Marlene in The Last of Us video game series, has now signed on to […]

HBO’s The Last of Us series taps Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi to direct

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With HBO and PlayStation Production set to begin filming their television adaptation of the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us in July, the series has added two additional directors. According to Variety, directors Jasmila Žbanić and Ali Abbasi have both been tapped to helm episodes of The Last of Us while the previously announced Kantemir Balagov […]

Gabriel Luna to play Pedro Pascal’s brother in The Last of Us series

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A dream team has been formed for HBO’s The Last of Us series. Gabriel Luna will play opposite Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the upcoming series from Chernobyl creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. The series is an adaptation of the award-winning and best-selling Playstation video game. Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) […]

HBO’s The Last of Us series will begin filming in July in Calgary

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With HBO and PlayStation Productions planning to adapt the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us into a television series, we now know when and where the series will be filming. As per the Director’s Guild of Canada (via CBC), HBO’s The Last of Us is set to start production on July 5th 2021 in Calgary […]

HBO’s The Last of Us series will adapt dialogue from original game while deviating greatly in story for some episodes

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Last year, it was announced that HBO and PlayStation Productions were adapting the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us into a television series, and now, game director Neil Druckmann has offered an update on the project. In an interview with IGN during SXSW 2021, Druckmann revealed that the upcoming HBO series will adapt dialogue […]