“For example, in the game, there’s so much action you have to have to train the player about mechanics,” he told IGN. Studio said to have taken charge of the project from another developer in 2020ĭruckmann, who is the creative director behind the Last of Us games, has said that some show dialogue has been lifted straight from the game, although the TV series won’t be a direct retelling of Naughty Dog’s title and some episodes will even “deviate greatly” from the source material. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are playing lead characters Joel and Ellie The series is expected cover the events of The Last of Us, which was released in 2013, and may include content based on The Last of Us Part 2, which launched in 2020. Shooting began this month, with the production due to wrap in June 2022. The Last of Us adaptation is the first television series from PlayStation Productions, a studio formed by Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt its original game properties for film and TV.Ĭhernobyl creator Craig Mazin is co-writing and executive producing the show alongside Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann. Nico Parker (Dumbo), the daughter of actress Thandie Newton, is playing Joel’s daughter, Sarah. In February, Game of Thrones actors Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey were cast as the show’s lead characters, Joel and Ellie. The other new cast additions are Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), who will guest star as Frank, and Con O’Neill (Chernobyl), who will play Bill, two post-pandemic survivors who appeared in the original The Last of Us game. Instead, Pierce will play a rebel in a quarantine zone, Deadline reports.

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