The Last of Us is a new zombie horror TV series from HBO with a must-watch premiere guaranteed to rattle even the most seasoned horror aficionados. Pedro Pascal stars as Joel Miller in this live-action adaptation of Naughty Dog’s video game franchise of the same name. This review will not critique the series as an adaptation, instead focusing on the television story elements of the new series.Â
HBO has announced that the premiere episode of The Last of Us drew in 4.7 million viewers on Sunday night, the second largest debut since 2010’s Boardwalk Empire.
It’s almost hard to believe after many years of rumors and development, a live-action, motion picture version of The Last of Us franchise is finally happening. The show finally debuts in less than two months, so HBO is stepping up its marketing and promotion for the new television series. A stunning new poster image for the show.
It has been 3 years since the Game of Thrones bitter remembered series finale. So while winter has arrived once more as House of the Dragon debuts around the corner at HBO, the hype has not been as strong as it might have had once when Game of Thrones was in its prime. Can the new series restore our fascination with the world of Westeros? Are there stories in the past worth a watch? Here are what the critics are saying about this Game of Thrones spin-off ahead of the premiere.
