Even though 2023 has only just begun, HBO is getting the ball rolling with a massive premiere to open the year. The Last of Us, the much-anticipated live-action adaptation of the acclaimed video game, will soon premiere on HBO and HBO Max, to much fanfare and excitement. When will The Last of Us be aired? The article will let you know about the release of TV series.
When will HBO first air The Last of Us?
According to sources, On Wednesday, HBO confirmed that the premiere date for their “The Last of Us” TV series, based on the hit PlayStation video game, will be January 15, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. There will be nine episodes total in the first season. The Last of Us airs every Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern on HBO and HBO Max.
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What will The Last of Us be about?
The Last of Us, based on a game by the same name initially released for the PlayStation 3 a decade ago, transports players to a post-apocalyptic United States where a mutant strain of the Cordyceps fungus has decimated society, turning infected humans into zombie-like cannibalistic creatures. Early reviews of the high-budget series agree that HBO has another blockbuster genre hit on its hands, one that will more than satisfy diehard fans and new viewers alike and that the show’s creators (Craig Mazin of Chernobyl acclaim and Neil Druckmann, the original writer and co-director of the game) will aim to avoid the typical problems with video game adaptations.
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Does The Last of Us have a trailer?
Truly, on December 3, 2022, HBO did send out the premiere teaser. Ellie and Joel have a complicated relationship. This book gives glimpses of the arduous trip they face as they travel through vast abandoned ghost cities, snowy wilderness, deadly militarised zones, and their own emotional turmoil.
Who includes the cast members of the TV show?
As per sources, Bella Ramsey plays Ellie Williams, while Pedro Pascal plays Joel Miller in The Last of Us. Alongside the two leads, the show also has:
- Tess Servopoulos, Joel’s business partner and fellow smuggler, is played by Anna Torv
- Tommy Miller, Joel’s younger brother, is played by Gabriel Luna
- Sarah Miller, portrayed by Nico Parker
- Frank Murray Bartlett as Bill’s partner
- Frank Storm Reid as Ellie’s best friend
- Nick Offerman as the lonesome survivalist Riley Abel
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The film stars Marlene Lamar Johnson as young refugee, Henry Keivonn Woodard as Henry’s younger brother, Sam, and Merle Dandridge as the leader of the Fireflies Militia. New characters, such as Melanie Lynskey’s vicious revolutionary leader Kathleen and Elain Miles’ and Graham Greene’s married survivors Florence and Marlon, will also be featured in the program in addition to those from the video game series. The computer game’s Joel, Ellie, and Tommy voice actors, Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, and Jeffery Pierce, are all expected to make cameo appearances in the TV show.
