The Last of Us is set in the United States, twenty years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is employed to smuggle 14-year-old girl Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone. What starts as a small job quickly turns into a brutal and heartbreaking journey where they must cross the States together and depend on each other to survive.
Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Anna Torv as Tess, Nico Parker as Sarah, Murray Bartlett as Frank, Nick Offerman as Bill, Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen, Storm Reid as Riley, Merle Dandridge 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 appear in the series.
With a score of 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, The Last of Us has been named "HBO's next big hit" by Rolling Stone, with Variety noting that "one sees the near future in which the show winds up among television's best." IndieWire declared the new series "better than every video game adaptation that comes to mind", with IGN hailing it as "a brilliant retelling of one of video games' most beloved stories" and adding that it "delivers an enriching show for fans of the PlayStation hit, while also managing to stay welcomingly thrilling to newcomers." CNN called the story "absolutely fearless and unflinching, creating horrifying scenarios and moments that can be alternately touching and utterly tragic."
Based on the acclaimed video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation platforms®, The Last of Us is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and is produced by Carolyn Strauss, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Rose Lam. Production companies: PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint and Naughty Dog.
