The Last of Us TV series: Release date, cast and how to watch

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(Pocket-lint) - One of the top games of each time, The Last of Us, is being adapted for the tiny screen.

Announced during the summertime of 2021, it has since started successful accumulation and is expected to deed our TVs successful 2022.

Here's everything we cognize astir it truthful far.

The Last of Us TV bid play 1: Release date

There is nary authoritative merchandise day arsenic yet.

Considering afloat accumulation is not expected to wrapper until June 2022, we are improbable to spot it aerial until aboriginal that twelvemonth astatine least. It mightiness adjacent extremity up hitting the outpouring TV play successful 2023.

Filming has reportedly finished, but the station effects process volition beryllium a monolithic undertaking, we would imagine.

The Last of Us TV series: How to watch

The amusement is being produced by PlayStation Productions and Naughty Dog for HBO. That means play 1 and beyond volition beryllium exclusive to HBO successful the States.

Thanks to a woody betwixt HBO and Sky, it is apt to beryllium shown connected Sky Atlantic successful the UK.

The Last of Us TV series: Rumours and news

First announced successful June 2020, The Last of Us volition beryllium an adaptation of the videogame from Naughty Dog. Season 1 mightiness besides diagnostic immoderate communicative points from The Last of Us Part 2, though that is yet to beryllium confirmed.

It follows the improbable duo of Joel and Ellie arsenic they trek crossed a post-apocalyptic United States, plagued with zombie-like mutants (the infected) and deadly quality bandits. She is immune to the plant-based illness that has affected truthful galore others, truthful could beryllium mankind's past hope. Joel's task is to present her to the Fireflies - a militaristic radical looking to prevention the satellite astatine immoderate cost.

The amusement is written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, with galore directors connected committee to grip the episodes. The aviator has been helmed by Kantemir Balagov (Closeness, Beanpole), portion the game's director, Neil Druckmann, is besides down to nonstop astatine slightest 1 occurrence of the TV series.

He tweeted the archetypal authoritative representation of the accumulation successful September, showing Joel and Ellie from the rear. Their styling is nigh-on identical to their counterparts successful the game.

When I archetypal saw them connected acceptable successful afloat costume, I was like: "Hooooooly shit! It's Joel & Ellie! !"

The @HBO adaptation of @Naughty_Dog's The Last of Us is afloat steam ahead!

Can't hold to amusement you much (from each of our projects!) Happy #TLoUDay!!! pic.twitter.com/trq9N340FW

— Dr. Uckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) September 27, 2021

The Last of Us TV series: Cast

Joel Miller is being played by The Mandarin and Narcos star, Pedro Pascal. Ellie is played by Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey.

Others attached to the task see Gabriel Luna arsenic Joel's member Tommy, Murray Bartlett arsenic Frank, and Merle Dandridge arsenic Marlene. Anna Torv (Mindhunter) plays Tess.

The Last of Us TV series: Trailers

Sadly, determination are nary trailers for the bid arsenic yet.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 27 September 2021.

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