The Last of Us is a game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an action-adventure game where the player controls a smuggler – Joel who has been tasked with escorting Ellie, a teenage girl. The setting of the game is a post-apocalyptic United States of America and is supposed to be played from a third-person perspective. The Last of Us was a huge success, to the point where there were quite a few sequels and spin-offs made and those too were highly successful. And now, we’re also getting a remake of The Last of Us for the next gen console – PS5. Considering the success of the game and the engaging story, HBO have taken up the job of developing a live action series based on this game. Fan are worried whether the adaptation properly honors the source material?
This is risky business to be honest, when you touch something too valuable you often get burned. Just look at Amazon Prime’s LOTR Prequel. Although, that show got criticized for good reasons. Considering that HBO is making the adaptation, I was not worried. I have faith in HBO’s creative team that they’ll only ruin the last season of the show. Jokes apart, but HBO really is one of the better networks for such a show and they proved it by releasing a trailer for the show that looks absolutely gripping. However, recently HBO has also been someone who has suffered as its content has leaked. Namely, House of the Dragon’s Finale and today there is a possibility that the premiere date of The Last of Us may have been leaked by HBO.
The Last of Us Premiers in January?
Various reports say that the HBO Max app and website have leaked The Last of Us’ premiere date. According to Eurogamer, the January premiere date currently listed in the description of the show’s Season 1 Sneak Peek is visible to HBO account holders in the US, though there hasn’t been an official announcement yet. “A preview of the post-apocalyptic drama series based on the critically acclaimed video game. Premieres Jan. 15,” a screenshot of the listing said.
However, in the UK and elsewhere the promotional materials released by broadcaster Sky, features a release date of 16th January 2023. This is very normal as it is the same date but as HBO shows debut on late Sunday, the UK has to watch the show at early hours on Monday. I think this is indeed the official release date of the show and would be announced in a couple of days. The creative team of the show behind the camera is extremely talented. You might be surprised hearing some of these names.
Craig Mazin who made Chernobyl and won multiple Emmys for it is the co-creator of the series. Seeing that Chernobyl also had outbreak of sorts at its center the series can be similar to it in treatment. Honestly, if the series is anything like Chernobyl, I’m already in love with it. The co-creator of the series as well is the game creator Neil Druckmann. In honor of the franchise’s annual celebration, HBO has released the official The Last of Us trailer. The trailer acts as a confirmation that the adaptation is faithful to the source material just like HBO promised and was suggested by the set photos that were leaked.
Many of the game’s moments would be recreated including the devastating ones as well. Pedro Pascal leads the cast of The Last of Us as Joel, a smuggler hired to deliver Bella Ramsey’s Ellie, a teenager immune to the Cordyceps brain infection that has wiped out the world, to a group of survivors working to manufacture a cure. Alongside Pascal and Ramsey, the cast for HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation includes Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman and Storm Reid.
Check out the full Trailer of The Last of Us on YouTube:
The Last of Us will start streaming on HBO Max from Early 2023 and doesn’t have an official release date yet.
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