HBO - The Last of Us

[Sure-Oz]

@HBO: Look for the light.

@clmazin and @Neil_Druckmann to develop the series adaptation of #TheLastOfUs, coming soon to HBO: http://itsh.bo/thelastofus https://twitter.com/HBO/status/12356...572032/video/1

The Last of Us' Series in the Works at HBO From 'Chernobyl' Creator Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann (Exclusive)

MARCH 05, 2020 9:30AMby*Borys Kit, Patrick Shanley

Craig Mazin, the creator of the acclaimed limited series*Chernobyl,*is reteaming with HBO adapt*The Last of Us, the massive Sony PlayStation video game franchise.
In a rare development in the world of video game adaptations, the writer and creative director of the game, Neil Druckmann, is also involved, and will work with Mazin to pen and executive produce what is intended to be a series.

Carolyn Strauss will also executive produce along with Evan Wells, the president of Naughty Dog, the Santa Monica-based developer of the game. The project is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and in association with PlayStation Productions and it will be the first television series from PlayStation Productions.
Originally launched in 2013, Sony and Naughty Dog’s*The Last of Us*garnered critical praise for its engrossing tale of the post-apocalypse centered on the relationship between Joel, a smuggler in this new world, and Ellie, a teenager who may be a key to a cure for the deadly pandemic.
Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle the14-year-old girl out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival. The HBO series will cover the events of the original game, which was written by Druckmann, with the possibility of additional content based on the forthcoming game sequel,*The Last of Us Part II, which will release on May 29, 2020.
Mazin, who is said to be an avid player of the game, stated, “Neil Druckmann is without question the finest storyteller working in the video game medium, and*The Last of Us*is his magnum opus. Getting a chance to adapt this breathtaking work of art has been a dream of mine for years, and I’m so honored to do it in partnership with Neil.”
“From the first time I sat down to talk with Craig I was equally blown away by his approach to narrative and his love and deep understanding of*The Last of Us,” said Druckmann in a statement. “With*Chernobyl, Craig and HBO created a tense, harrowing, emotional masterpiece. I couldn’t think of better partners to bring the story of*The Last of Us*to life as a television show.”
Last of Us*won numerous “game of the year” awards and went on to sell more than 17 million copies across both its original release on the PlayStation 3 and a remastered version on the PlayStation 4.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for us to partner with Craig, Neil, Carolyn and the teams at Sony, Naughty Dog and PlayStation to bring the virtual world of this acclaimed game to life,” stated HBO programming president Casey Bloys.
“This is the first of many shows we intend to develop with our friends at PlayStation Productions,” said Chris Parnell, co-president of Sony Pictures Television Studios.*The Last of Us*is a brilliant achievement in storytelling and character development, and we are lucky to have the opportunity to work with this team to adapt it.”
Druckmann is a longtime vet of Naughty Dog, starting as a programming intern in 2004. In 2007, he was given the role of game designer on*Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the first installment in the action adventure series. In 2013, he created*The Last of Us, based on a concept he developed as a student at Carnegie Mellon University.
Mazin’s*Chernobyl*tackled a bleak and complex true-life event and became a must-see show for HBO. The show won an Emmy for outstanding limited series and landed one for Mazin for outstanding writing. Mazin also won a PGA and a WGA Award.


Holy shit this is gonna be awesome.

[A Salt Weapon]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Spoiler!

Also, LOL at Joel going Rambo on an entire compound-full of trained muscle, but getting shived with a broken baseball bat by some random jamoke

Hahaha no shit

[Sassy Squatch]

How is that a spoiler?

[Stryker]

Incredible, incredible last episode of the season! Very well done! Loved it!

[Sure-Oz]

Sounds like Druckman said they will have a higher budget for s2 and get ready for more infected.

[dlphg9]

Spoiler!

What got me was Marlene telling Joel that basically he knew that Ellie would have went along with it, but Marlene lies to Ellie and doesn't tell her that she's not gonna wake up, so that kind of ****s up that idea. Marlene acting like Joel was a selfish piece of shit for doing that, but not telling a kid that you're killing them is wayyyy more ****ed up. I really hate that Joel lied to her though. That really bothered me and I don't think Ellie really believed him.

Also, a vaccine doesn't really move the needle all that much for me. Things wouldn't change in Joel's lifetime, hell things wouldn't even change in Ellie's lifetime. Plus it would take an incredibly long time to even get a working product. Also you prevent anyone from getting it, but there are still millions of infected roaming around. Joel did the right thing, but Ellie should have been told and given the choice to decide with all the pros and cons. I would have taken the same path as Joel though personally, but I would have told her what happened. I'd just make sure all of them were dead so she had no options of doing it

[Fish]

That was an incredible season. Easily my favorite this year. One thing bothered me about the ending though...

Spoiler!

They pointed out in the intro with the scientists talking. A vaccine against fungal infection does not exist. Because it's not possible. The scientist directly references this fact within minutes of the start of the series. So, why are they wanting to kill Ellie and take out her brain? The **** would they even do with it?

Was that explained in the game better than how weirdly I perceived it in the series?

From a biological standpoint, that's just super silly for them to think they could make a fungal vaccine from Ellie's brain when it was knowingly impossible and even referenced as such in the intro. In addition, medical tech is basically non-existent at this point. Maybe it's just me overthinking it. But that was a rare head scratcher that took me out of it for a moment, in an otherwise awesome series. That bothered me even when the Fireflies initially explained their plan. But I passed it off as maybe they had a big modern human settlement or something.

[luv]

Spoiler!

One thing I felt the finale did well was the role reversal in Joel and Ellie. Typically, Ellie was the outgoing one and always trying to get Joel to open up. In this episode, it felt like Joel was oversharing and "clingy" in a way, while Ellie was doing more of the introspection.

The one thing I did not like was the lie. Whenever he started explaining what happened while she was out, I was like NO NO NO NO NO!!!! They're relationship was bas one survival and mutual trust. Love of a child or not, after everything she's been through, she deserves to know the truth. Being 14 after an apocalypse is totally different than the 14 we think of. I'm sure she could have handled it. She might have been pissed, but they could have worked through it and been okay. She knew he was lying. That's why she gave him the opportunity to come clean. When he didn't, you could literally see her processing it in her head and making the decision of "okay."

This episode felt like a video game. With him overtaking the two guy, making sure to grab his backpack, and then picking up ammo and weapons whenever he ran out. It was cool.

Looking forward to another season. What will it be based off of? Is there more to the game, or is there a second game that continues the storyline?

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Fish

That was an incredible season. Easily my favorite this year. One thing bothered me about the ending though...

Spoiler!

They pointed out in the intro with the scientists talking. A vaccine against fungal infection does not exist. Because it's not possible. The scientist directly references this fact within minutes of the start of the series. So, why are they wanting to kill Ellie and take out her brain? The **** would they even do with it?

Was that explained in the game better than how weirdly I perceived it in the series?

From a biological standpoint, that's just super silly for them to think they could make a fungal vaccine from Ellie's brain when it was knowingly impossible and even referenced as such in the intro. In addition, medical tech is basically non-existent at this point. Maybe it's just me overthinking it. But that was a rare head scratcher that took me out of it for a moment, in an otherwise awesome series. That bothered me even when the Fireflies initially explained their plan. But I passed it off as maybe they had a big modern human settlement or something.

Spoiler!

There wasn't a vaccine *yet*. Ellie is a miracle. The writer from the game has confirmed that it would have worked.

[DJJasonp]

enjoy seeing folks' reactions who never played the game.

The ending of S1 is the same as the game.......hard-hitting morality decisions to make, where everyone thinks their decision is the right one.

That's why the game is at the top of my all-time list (along with bioshock).

In a world where Hollywood jacks up game to film translations.....they really knocked it out of the park with S1 (though it would have been nice to have 3-4 more episodes so it wasnt so rushed).

[BigRichard]

They definitely could have stretched this out a bit more... Seems a bit rushed. While it was OK I wouldn't say it was the best ever. Solid 7.5/10 score for me.

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by luv

Spoiler!

One thing I felt the finale did well was the role reversal in Joel and Ellie. Typically, Ellie was the outgoing one and always trying to get Joel to open up. In this episode, it felt like Joel was oversharing and "clingy" in a way, while Ellie was doing more of the introspection.

The one thing I did not like was the lie. Whenever he started explaining what happened while she was out, I was like NO NO NO NO NO!!!! They're relationship was bas one survival and mutual trust. Love of a child or not, after everything she's been through, she deserves to know the truth. Being 14 after an apocalypse is totally different than the 14 we think of. I'm sure she could have handled it. She might have been pissed, but they could have worked through it and been okay. She knew he was lying. That's why she gave him the opportunity to come clean. When he didn't, you could literally see her processing it in her head and making the decision of "okay."

This episode felt like a video game. With him overtaking the two guy, making sure to grab his backpack, and then picking up ammo and weapons whenever he ran out. It was cool.

Looking forward to another season. What will it be based off of? Is there more to the game, or is there a second game that continues the storyline?

For the non spoiler part, yes. There is a second game that is roughly twice as long as the first. I believe they said it will be broken into two seasons of show.

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by luv

Spoiler!

One thing I felt the finale did well was the role reversal in Joel and Ellie. Typically, Ellie was the outgoing one and always trying to get Joel to open up. In this episode, it felt like Joel was oversharing and "clingy" in a way, while Ellie was doing more of the introspection.

The one thing I did not like was the lie. Whenever he started explaining what happened while she was out, I was like NO NO NO NO NO!!!! They're relationship was bas one survival and mutual trust. Love of a child or not, after everything she's been through, she deserves to know the truth. Being 14 after an apocalypse is totally different than the 14 we think of. I'm sure she could have handled it. She might have been pissed, but they could have worked through it and been okay. She knew he was lying. That's why she gave him the opportunity to come clean. When he didn't, you could literally see her processing it in her head and making the decision of "okay."

This episode felt like a video game. With him overtaking the two guy, making sure to grab his backpack, and then picking up ammo and weapons whenever he ran out. It was cool.

Looking forward to another season. What will it be based off of? Is there more to the game, or is there a second game that continues the storyline?

I think the point was that Joel found it his duty to protect Ellie, regardless of anything else, especially considering he wasn't able to do so for his own daughter.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Spoiler!

There wasn't a vaccine *yet*. Ellie is a miracle. The writer from the game has confirmed that it would have worked.

Spoiler!

That makes what Joel did extremely selfish. Its further proof that love blinds people, especially parents. The father and mother instinct is one of the more selfish things that exist in society that people for some reason think is actually selfless. They (Ellie and Joel) have a chance to save humanity. And all he cares about is how he feels.

[smith11]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

I think the point was that Joel found it his duty to protect Ellie, regardless of anything else, especially considering he wasn't able to do so for his own daughter.

so they explained how Elle was born---did they lay out how she came to become immune (if so I missed it)?

[BigRichard]

Originally Posted by smith11

so they explained how Elle was born---did they lay out how she came to become immune (if so I missed it)?

I think the assumption was that her mom got bit before she severed the umbilical cord so she developed some sort of immunity from that.