What is The Last Of Us about?
The nine-episode series features Australian stars Anna Torv (Fringe) as Tess, a smuggler and fellow hardened survivor and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) as Frank, a post-pandemic survivalist.
Based on one of the world’s most popular video games, The Last Of Us, the story takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed.
As per the official synopsis, Joel, who is played by Pedro, is a hardened survivor who is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.
“What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.”
WATCH BELOW: The Last of Us | Official Trailer | HBO Max
What have fans said about The Last Of Us?
Before the first episode was even released, fans of the video game were already sharing their thoughts and excitement for the series in comments underneath the trailer, which you can watch in the video player above.
“The fact that they have stuck seemingly so closely to the game is giving me hope,” one fan said. “This has the potential to be an incredible show and I am super excited for this to come out.”
“I loved that some of the shots are exactly the same as the game. The show itself seems to carry the same atmosphere and those shots just made it stronger. Kinda pumped to see this!” another added.
“For once I actually have a bit of faith in a video game tv show, looks good and Pedro is a surprising but fitting actor for Joel,” said a third.
Who is cast in The Last Of Us?
Joining Bella, Pedro, Anna and Murray for the first season is Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Nico Parker as Sarah, Nick Offerman as Bill, Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen, and Storm Reid as Riley.
Merle Dandridge also joins as Marlene, Jeffrey Pierce as Perry, Lamar Johnson as Henry, Keivonn Woodard as Sam, Graham Greene as Marlon, and Elaine Miles as Florence. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker also star.
Where to watch The Last Of Us in Australia
The first season of The Last Of Us is ready to stream now on Binge, so go ahead and sign up to the streaming service here to start watching stat.
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