The 2023 TV hit The Last of Us showed that it was possible to brilliantly adapt a live-action video game. The series by Neil Druckman and Craig Mazin won over fans and newcomers to the video game franchise.
The first season of this dramatic, post-apocalyptic thriller adapts the first video game The Last of Us: Part I. The first nine episodes of the series will follow Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they face a dangerous crossroads. – State Trip – The United States is devastated by an epidemic caused by the Cordyceps fungus.
They must go to the fireflies’ lair in Salt Lake City because Eli may be the key to curing the virus. During their journey, they grew significantly closer to the point where they almost formed a family relationship.
But the second season, which will be adapted from the second video game The Last of Us: Part II, will shake up the lives of Joel and Ellie with new adventures and new characters, including Abby.
Abby found her translator!
The character, already teased by Neil Druckmann, is highly anticipated but also feared by fans. And co-showrunner Craig Mazin revealed in an interview Los Angeles Times That the role was already assigned!
Abby is Ellie’s main rival in the second video game, making her an important character in Season 2. A few names have been floating around the web like Cathy O’Brien (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), Florence Pugh, Erin. Kellyman (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier), Amber Midthunder and even Ronda Rousey as Abby.
But the vast majority of fans want it to be actor Shannon Berry (The Wilds) playing the antagonist of The Last of Us Season 2, and it’s an interesting choice.
In any case, the series’ showrunners have made a choice, but the actor is not being named, due to the historic double strike of writers and actors in Hollywood.
The Last of Us Season 2 was slated to begin filming in the spring or summer of 2023. Filming has been delayed until unions and studios reach an agreement.
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Francesca Orsi, HBO’s executive vice president responsible for developing and overseeing original drama series, told Deadline That The Last of Us Season 2 won’t be available until 2025.
Therefore, it is too early to reveal the identity of the actress chosen for the role of Abby. Craig Mazin explained that The Last of Us Season 2 was well underway in his head and that he was waiting for only one thing: for the strike to end and for the unions and studios to finally come to an agreement.
The first season of The Last of Us is available on Prime Video through Warner Pass.
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