news culture The Last of Us: Release date, story….. we take stock of the HBO series
The Last of Us series has been talked about for over a year now via filming videos and statements from Naughty Dog. Recently, it was at the Summer Game Fest that the studio intervened to confirm the presence of two emblematic players in the game in the program produced by HBO.
What is the release date of The Last of Us series?
The release of the Last of Us series on the small screen is still a long way off. If many fans were expecting a release in 2022, to accompany the release of the remakes, it is in 2023 that this one should point the tip of the nose. Filming started in 2021 in Calgary, a city located in the province of Alberta in Canada, and ended recently. The Last of Us became the most expensive series filmed in Canada on a budget of around $200 million in no time.
The series is an HBO production and will naturally be available on the SVOD platform. HBO Max in addition to the firm’s pay-TV channels. This platform is not yet available in France even if it is developing and is expected by the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023. The French could see the series on OCS if HBO Max is slow to make itself available in France. Hexagon. Indeed, OCS has been broadcasting HBO exclusives for several years in France. Season 1 of The Last of Us by HBO will consist of 10 episodes. No info is available regarding the total number of seasons.
The story of the series picks up the events of the first The Last of Us while adding some new passages. An adaptation is not a simple port. It is therefore normal that the series allows itself some changes in the scenario so that it adapts to the format. Nevertheless, the players will very quickly find themselves on familiar ground. Neil Druckmann, the director behind the video game franchise, is working on the project in order to best transcribe the universe of the first game. One can easily imagine that a second season will adapt the second opus if success is there.
What is the synopsis of The Last of Us series?
Just like in the video game, The Last of Us the series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, destroyed by the arrival of a fungus called Cordyceps. It has parasitized men who have gradually transformed. They then became violent, starting to kill indiscriminately, and lost their humanity. Joel and Ellie are among the few humans trying to survive in this ravaged world. The first is a fifty-year-old father who saw his child perish at the start of the epidemic 20 years earlier. As for Ellie, she is an orphan and has a peculiarity that could save humanity.
Who are the creatives behind The Last of Us series?
Video game fans can rest assured that the series is written and produced by Craig Mazin, an artist who officiated on the sequels to Very Bad Trip and more recently the excellent series Chernobyl. He is accompanied by Neil Druckman, who is none other than the director of video games. On the production side, we find Carolyn Strauss (Game of Thrones, Chernobyl) and Evan Wells (Naughty Dog Studio Director). Johan Renck, director of Chernobyl and certain episodes of the series Vikings, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead was supposed to direct a few episodes. However, it was replaced by Kantemir Balagov in order to join Jeremy Webb, Ali Abbasi, peter hoar, Liza Johnson and Jasmila Zbani.
What is the cast of The Last of Us series?
While Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, Joel and Ellie in the original games, won’t be reprising their roles on the show, Neil Druckmann has confirmed they’ll be in major roles. Our duo will instead be embodied by Pedro Pascal (Din Djarin in The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones). Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) was also announced as Joel’s brother, Tommy. Survivor Bill was to be played by Con O’neilbut has been replaced by Nick Offermanknown for his cult role as Ron Swanson in Parks & Recreation.
