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.

[comochiefsfan]

Loved season 1, but Bella Ramsey seems really miscast now that Ellie is older.

I’m pretty afraid she simply isn’t going to be able to pull off the role this season and it’ll derail the show from reaching its full potential. We’ll see though.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by blake5676

Concur. Even though it was somewhat of a standalone episode, I thought it was brilliant.

I can watch a gay love story in the middle of an apocalyptic breakdown of society and not feel the need to dump my wife and go find a gay guy to love.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

Loved season 1, but Bella Ramsey seems really miscast now that Ellie is older.

I’m pretty afraid she simply isn’t going to be able to pull off the role this season and it’ll derail the show from reaching its full potential. We’ll see though.

Bella Ramsey is a great actress. She plays Ellie perfectly.

[comochiefsfan]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Bella Ramsey is a great actress. She plays Ellie perfectly.

Agree to disagree I guess.

I liked her in Game of Thrones. I just don’t love her in this role.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

Agree to disagree I guess.

I liked her in Game of Thrones. I just don’t love her in this role.

I thought she was great in season one.

Jury out here.

[Gravedigger]

My wife, without me saying anything said, "She's got a baby face, putting a tattoo on her arm isn't going to change that." Then I showed her what Ellie looks like from the first to the second game and she's like, nope. Sorry, she's doing an admirable job at acting, but the look just isn't there. The games looked like they recasted the character if it were live action, the show just wanted to be lazy and rush the product out there when if you wanted to use Bella Ramsey you'd have to wait like ten years for it to look convincing. I'm firmly in the boat of I hated the second game, so them splitting the second game into two seasons is going to drag so terribly for me, should've just left it at season 1, that story is incredible.

[Sassy Squatch]

Depending on where season two ends I think Bella Ramsay can still work.

[Sure-Oz]

Liked the first episode of S2. I'm slightly disappointed that Abby isn't bigger though cause that was so much of use in the games and her story to get to this moment. We will see how it goes... excited to see where they go from here. Love Dina already.

[notorious]

[Jerm]

One of the greatest episodes of TV I’ve ever watched….

[DanBecky]

HBO heard the constant shit talk for years over The Long Night and making it so damn hard to see in that episode, they finally gave us an awesome battle that wasn’t disorienting as hell.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Jerm

One of the greatest episodes of TV I’ve ever watched….

Damn, that was so, so good.

[dlphg9]

I ****ing hated it. Did not know that ****ing happened. Jesus.

Amazing episode though, even though I ****ing hated it. This show has turned out some of the best shit on TV.

[Gravedigger]

I'll give it credit when credit is due, was great, loved the addition of the Jackson invasion into the show. But the game had my attention until it did what it did, now it's up to the show to make the rest of the episodes be more interesting than the game was.

[Sure-Oz]

Holy shit they ****ing nailed it. God damn that was awesome and hard af to watch. Wow. Just ****ing wow...that Jackson battle too.