Unlike in the games, which required Joel (as the player character) to perform near-superhuman actions for the player to progress, he is more vulnerable in the series-he is hard of hearing in one ear due to a gunshot and his knees ache when he stands. He is tasked with smuggling a young girl, Ellie, out of a quarantine zone and across the United States. Joel ( Pedro Pascal) is a hardened middle-aged survivor who is tormented by the trauma of his past. The producers primarily sought actors who could embody Joel and Ellie individually as well as imitate their relationship. Mazin and Thomas sought high-profile guest stars Thomas said many of the actors "don't usually do one-episode guest spots". Casting director Victoria Thomas wanted to honor the game without being limited by it. Ĭasting took place virtually through Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They avoided making "a zombie show", acknowledging the infected creatures were ultimately a vessel through which the characters are pressured to make interesting decisions and reveal their true selves. ĭruckmann was open to changing any aspects of the games but always wanted a strong reason, ensuring he and Mazin considered the impacts on events later in the narrative.
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The writers found the series an opportunity to delve into backstories of characters who the game otherwise ignored, wanting to better understand their motivations. Unlike creating the games, Druckmann felt he was able to "unplug" from the characters when writing the show due to the immersive nature of video games. The Last of Us was written by series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann the latter wrote and co-directed the 2013 video game on which the series is based. Druckmann wrote and co-directed the video game on which the series is based. The Last of Us was created by Craig Mazin (left) and Neil Druckmann (right). The performances of the main and guest cast throughout the series received critical acclaim, with several considered worthy of awards consideration. Pascal and Ramsey were cast for their abilities to embody the characters and imitate their relationship. Casting took place virtually through Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several high-profile guest stars cast for singular or few episodes. Series creators and writers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann felt the television medium allowed an opportunity to explore characters' backstories further than the games, which Druckmann wrote and co-directed. Joel, a smuggler, is tasked with escorting the immune teenager Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States.īefore and during their journey, Joel and Ellie meet several other characters portrayed by various guest stars, including Nico Parker as Joel's daughter Sarah, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, Anna Torv as Joel's partner Tess, Gabriel Luna as Joel's brother Tommy, Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard as brothers Henry and Sam, and Melanie Lynskey and Jeffrey Pierce as resistance leader Kathleen and her second-in-command Perry. The series is set in 2023, twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The Last of Us, an American post-apocalyptic drama television series for HBO based on the 2013 video game, focuses on the relationship between Joel ( Pedro Pascal) and Ellie ( Bella Ramsey). Characters from post-apocalyptic drama series
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