The Last of Us (2023)
The Last of Us is a 2023 drama series created by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin. It stars Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal and Gabriel Luna.
Two decades after a mutant fungus hollowed out civilization, the United States is a checkerboard of quarantine zones, militias and the infected. Joel, a grief-worn smuggler played by Pedro Pascal, takes a job moving cargo out of a Boston zone. The cargo is Ellie, a fourteen-year-old played by Bella Ramsey, and what should be a quick handoff becomes a long, dangerous trek across the country. Adapted by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann from the Naughty Dog games, the HBO series trades jump-scares for the slow weight of survival, loss and an unlikely bond.
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What is The Last of Us about?
Two decades after a mutant fungus hollowed out civilization, the United States is a checkerboard of quarantine zones, militias and the infected. Joel, a grief-worn smuggler played by Pedro Pascal, takes a job moving cargo out of a Boston zone. The cargo is Ellie, a fourteen-year-old played by Bella Ramsey, and what should be a quick handoff becomes a long, dangerous trek across the country. Adapted by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann from the Naughty Dog games, the HBO series trades jump-scares for the slow weight of survival, loss and an unlikely bond.
When was The Last of Us released?
The Last of Us was released on 15 January 2023.
How many episodes does The Last of Us have?
The Last of Us has 16 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made The Last of Us?
The Last of Us was created by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin.
Where can I watch The Last of Us?
The Last of Us is available on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV and Amazon.
Where to watch The Last of Us
Stream: HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Bella Ramsey as Ellie Williams
- Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller
- Gabriel Luna as Tommy Miller
- Isabela Merced as Dina
- Young Mazino as Jesse
- Rutina Wesley as Maria
- Danny Ramirez as Manny Alvarez
- Robert John Burke as Seth
- Samuel Hoeksema as Clicker
- Anna Torv as Tess
- Lamar Johnson as Henry Burrell
- Kaitlyn Dever as Abby Anderson
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A few thoughts on The Last of Us
The interactive kin sit right alongside it: The Walking Dead builds the same choice-heavy road through a zombie apocalypse, and BioShock Infinite pairs a hardened man with a girl he must guide out of danger. Red Dead Redemption 2 shares the elegiac, dying-world melancholy, and the manga Barefoot Gen holds the same unflinching view of survival.
Story-driven survival games with real emotional weight
The Last of Us grew out of a video game that made players feel every loss, and these games chase the same gut-punch storytelling. A guardian and a child, a fading world, hard choices with no clean answer. Play these for the same slow-building bond and dread that power the series.
Post-apocalyptic series to travel next
The Last of Us maps a broken country of quarantine zones, militias and long roads, and these series wander the same ruined landscapes. Some rebuild, some just survive, all of them following people crossing a dangerous world on foot. Bleak, character-first shows for anyone hooked on Joel and Ellie's journey.
Outbreak horror and the infected
The Last of Us builds its nightmare from a fungus that hollows out the living, and these series lean into the same contagion dread. Viruses, parasites and fast-turning hordes push survivors to their limits. Tense infection horror for viewers who want the scarier, more visceral side of the collapse.
When one outbreak topples a whole nation
The Last of Us starts with a single fungal outbreak and follows the country that falls apart after it. These stories share that epic scope, tracing how societies crack, factions rise and ordinary lives scatter once the old order dies. Sweeping collapse fiction across TV and comics for fans of the bigger picture behind Joel's road.