We can all agree that 2023 is Pedro Pascal’s year. Not only is he starring in the hit HBO Max series The Last of Us but in March, he will be reprising his role as the beloved bounty hunter Din Djarin in season 3 of The Mandalorian. The actor has been quite busy and has become a household name since taking the leading role in the Disney+ series.
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.
The wait is almost over. The Last of Us will premiere Sunday, January 15th on HBO Max. The nine-episode season will tell the story of Joel and Ellie, one that PlayStation fans know very well. Taking place 20 years after the fall of modern civilization, Joel (Pascal) is hired to smuggle Ellie (Ramsey) out of an oppressive quarantine zone and across the United States. What started as just a job for, the journey becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey across the ravaged lands that were once brimming with life.Â
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.
