We’re little more than a month away from the debut of HBO’s The Last of Us, which will start streaming from 15th January. And in order to build anticipation, the broadcaster has released a slew of posters today, showcasing the core cast of characters. We’re already intimately familiar with Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie, of course, so let’s get those out of the way first:
The wider cast includes Nico Parker’s Sarah, Storm Reid’s Riley, Lamar Johnson’s Henry, and Keivonn Woodard’s Sam:
We’ll also meet Murray Bartlett’s Frank, alongside Nick Offerman’s Bill:
And, as previously announced, Merle Dandridge will reprise her role from the game as Marlene, where she’ll be flanked by Anna Torv’s Tess. Finally, Gabriel Luna’s Tommy will round out the main cast:
We reckon everyone’s looking really great in these promo pictures, particularly Bill, who’s spot on. Are you excited to see the show? Wait just a few more weeks in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I’m buzzing for this. Currently playing through the Remake version of 1 and loving it.
The inclusion of Frank is very interesting.
Makes me wonder what direction they are going to take Bill’s character as Frank’s introduction in the game, though minimal is very impactful.
In general I don't really care for TV and movie adaptations of video games but this is one exception that I'm looking forward to. The storytelling of both The Last of Us games is great and is a subject matter that should translate well to TV.
I'm currently replaying the second game on the PS5 amd it's still amazing and at some point will pick up the Part 1 remake
They’ve definitely got the aesthetic down. Everyone looks appropriately grungey.
@nessisonett as long as they don’t make them look sweaty and sticky like the cast of the walking dead did for. Years. I’m down.
"I really shot the hell out of that guy huh?"
Cant wait to watch this. Hopefully it will be amazing and capture the magic of the games.
Not gonna lie, it feels like it went hit-or-miss with the entire cast: There was almost no middle ground here
@Splat I just shot a freaking Clicker!
"Why are all the pages stuck together?"
Didn't remember the game had so many characters
Bloody awful casting for Ellie.
Some of the casting choices alone are what I hope sells this to non gamers initially. A really good cast on paper, capable of delivering the drama and heart of the story, and from the little clips we've seen so far it looks like a winner
The casting for Sarah and Tommy looks awful.
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Ehh. PS3 graphics.
I never played the second game (or at least not yet - maybe someday) so I hope it's not too necessary for the first season or two. I do know the general plot beats of the second game though.
@NotTelevision LMAO. Comment Of The Day, right there m8.
@CVCubbington What is your opinion based on? The show isn't even out yet. We don't know how she did in the role.
@Boucho11 same, I picked up Part 1 for PS5 and am loving it. I still like the feel and play of part 1 compared to Part 2, but i love both and outside of God of War this is my next favorite Sony IP.
Anna Torv is an awesome surprise, shes been brilliant in everything shes been in since Fringe.
I’m very interested. I’ll sign back up for HBO Max to watch it.
@Lup
It did. It had a surprising number of major characters. They were all well voiced and acted but the relationship between Joel and Ellie was so well written that it overshadowed everyone else.
@CVCubbington
Purely by looks I agree. She doesn’t look anything like Ellie.
But we haven’t seen her act. And that’s the most important part.
They also said that Troy & Ashley will play some characters that aren’t ‘one offs’. So it’ll be interesting where that goes.
I’m really interested where they go with Bill. Nick Offerman is awesome & you know never really knows what happened to the character once Joel & Ellie leave.
Would love a prequel & epilogue episode once they get to that part of the game.
@OrtadragoonX the issue I have with comments about casting based on looks alone is that Ellie doesn't actually look like anything anyway. Ellie is a character. The game features just one visual representation of some concept art that was in turn based on an idea from the mind of someone who is actually involved in writing the show for TV too, thankfully 😬
People need to ascend to this plain of thought about the arts (I'm acting pretentious on purpose to draw from the ancient Greeks on this matter 😁) A character is an idea, a concept, and a set of morals contained within, that has its own thoughts and acts certain ways in certain situations. A character can be portrayed in many ways in many mediums. First, in this case, you just have to hope it's portrayed competently, and then hope it is in fact portrayed excellently. And it seems like they have done a good job on the whole with the cast. Lookalikes can play their part to help ease transition from one art form to another, but it's nothing to do with the character itself. That is all to do with how it is played on screen.
The Voice Actor in TLoU is way more important than the computer generated image from an actual character stand point. The character model was chosen to create a sense of familiarity, and we know they did this by making it look like a real actor lol, but it was the work of the VA that sold it to everyone as a living, breathing, person, right?
@Jacko11
It's rumored this show won't just be a straight 1:1 adaptation and will explore some additional storylines.
@PegasusActual93
Like the one where Ellie turns out to Elliot Page?
I've heard of Pedro "Mandalorian/Red Viper" Pascal but that's about it?
Also, as we don't have HBO streaming in the rest of the world do we know what channel/services it will be on? I'm guessing Sky Atlantic for the UK?
@sanderson72
Bella Ramsey was also in GoT.
@Ravix is it too late to request a certain person Ellie looked like back on PS3?
@sanderson72 Sky Atlantic and NOW streaming. Best bet, if you don't have sky is to sub to NOW entertainment. They do some great offers, I'm currently subbed for £1 a month cinema and £2.99 entertainment, and if you consistently use the services the offers usually keep coming. I usually get the sports package, and rotate the others based on what's on and deals, and it's so much cheaper than having sky TV.
Standard is £9.99 for entertainment usually, but check out the offers and strike when they are there and you're in 🎁
@bpomber Yes, just the look. Eagerly awaiting the show to see if I’m hopefully wrongheaded.
@SolaceCreed
Ah yes, do remember her - just didn't recognise the name.
@Ravix
Yes, we've had Now on and off for a while (currently off) so might be worth a month or two to binge. Good idea on the offers - think we had one a while back for the Entertainment pack for a year for £5.99 per month?
I'm still excited for this series, will be watching weekly with my Mom!
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