The post-apocalyptic video games sequence The Final of Us is getting its personal standalone TV sequence on HBO.
Right here’s the whole lot we all know to date in regards to the TV adaptation of The Final of Us. In the event you’d wish to know extra about one other game-related sequence, then check out our roundup of The Witcher season 3 and the upcoming Fallout sequence on Amazon.
The Final of Us sequence launch date
The Final of Us will launch on HBO Max on Sunday 15 January 2023 on HBO Max within the US. UK viewers will get it the next day, Monday 16 January 2022 on Sky Atlantic/Now.
Author and producer Craig Mazin has confirmed that the sequence may have 10 episodes in whole (by way of the Scriptnotes podcast).
The Final of Us posters and trailers
Within the first full trailer, we get a take a look at Ellie’s immunity from the virus, and a glimpse at some scenes that appear to be taken from the The Final of Us: Left Behind DLC. Plus, on the finish there’s an look from the Bloater:
The primary teaser for The Final of Us is right here, and we are able to see Joel making an attempt to flee together with his daughter Sarah, Joel and Ellie travelling throughout America, and a terrifying shut up of the clickers:
There’s additionally a nonetheless of Joel and Ellie on the set, which could possibly be mistaken for a screengrab from the videogame. Have a look under:
Who will star in The Final of Us sequence?
Joel shall be performed by Pedro Pascal, finest identified for The Mandalorian, while Ellie shall be performed by Bella Ramsey, finest identified for Lyanna Mormont in Sport of Thrones (by way of Deadline).
Additionally becoming a member of the forged is Merle Dandridge, who shall be taking part in the position of Marlene. That is fairly notable as Dandridge additionally performed the position within the online game, and a casting comparable to that is very uncommon. Contemplating that Dandridge was used for movement seize within the recreation, followers shall be happy to see the actress painting the character in actual life, and it could pave the way in which for different recreation voice actors to have additional alternatives.
However Dandridge isn’t the one recreation alumni within the forged. Jeffrey Pierce, the voice of Tommy, is becoming a member of the present. Nonetheless, Pierce shall be taking part in a distinct position within the present – a brand new common character known as Perry who’s described as “a insurgent in a quarantine zone.”
Murray Bartlett will play Frank, a minor character who Ellie and Joel encounter in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He’s a former affiliate of Joel who lives in a abandoned city.
Frank lives with one other character known as Invoice, who initially was imagined to be performed by Con O’Neill. Nonetheless, he needed to drop out as a result of scheduling conflicts. Now, the position shall be performed by former Parks and Recreation star, Nick Offerman.
Neil Druckmann implied in The Official The Final of Us podcast that Frank and Invoice was once in a relationship, so this could possibly be one thing that’s explored extra within the sequence.
Anna Torv – finest identified for Mindhunter – can also be becoming a member of the forged. Selection studies that she’ll play Tess, Joel’s associate in crime earlier than he units out throughout the nation with Ellie.
Melanie Lynskey shall be portraying a model new character known as Kathleen, a “ruthless chief of a revolutionary motion in Kansas Metropolis”.
The present shall be written by the co-creator and director of the video games, Neil Druckmann, together with Craig Mazin, the creator of Chernobyl. Carolyn Strauss and Evan Wells will function govt producers – Strauss additionally labored on Chernobyl and Wells is president of Naughty Canine, the manufacturing firm behind the video games.
Johan Renck has additionally been introduced as the primary director, saying that he’ll be engaged on “at the least the pilot” in an interview with Discussing Movie. Renck has beforehand directed episodes of Breaking Unhealthy and Chernobyl. He’ll additionally be part of Strauss and Wells as an govt producer.
HBO is collaborating with Sony Photos Tv in affiliation with PlayStation Productions on this, making it the primary present from PlayStation Productions. PlayStation Productions is at present engaged on the Uncharted adaptation starring Tom Holland, which is about to be launched in cinemas in 2021.
The present’s music shall be composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, the identical composer from the video games.
What’s the plot?
The Hollywood Reporter states that the present shall be based mostly on the occasions of the primary recreation, however might also have scope to cowl parts of the sequel as effectively. We don’t know but how a lot of the primary recreation season one will cowl – the writers could also be planning to span the plot throughout a number of seasons (one thing we wouldn’t be shocked to see).
The most recent trailer additionally revealed that there shall be flashbacks that can cowl the occasions from The Final of Us: Left Behind DLC.
In the event you’ve by no means performed The Final of Us, it follows Joel and Ellie as they work collectively to make their approach throughout the USA, which has been devastated by a contemporary fungal plague that contaminated a lot of the inhabitants, turning them into zombie-esque monsters.
The 2 are trying to find a resistance group to discover a remedy for the pandemic, however unsurprisingly issues aren’t fairly that straightforward.
watch The Final of Us TV sequence
The Final of Us sequence is being developed by HBO, so it would air on HBO cable channels, and the versatile streaming service HBO Max. This prices $9.99 per 30 days for ad-supported viewing, and $14.99 per 30 days for ad-free.
The UK doesn’t but have HBO, however the present shall be syndicated the next day after it airs within the US on Sky Atlantic and Now, as different HBO productions have. Now’s Leisure membership prices £9.99 per 30 days, and new subscribers may have the ability to reap the benefits of a deal.
In the event you don’t need to wait, then there are nonetheless methods to observe HBO from the UK.