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.

[Hammock Parties]

amazing

i was expecting more blood tho

[staylor26]

Wow.

Even after playing the games and knowing what was coming, it still ****ing hurt like it was the first time.

[Pepe Silvia]

I might give this show a shot.

[SAGA45]

Latest episode was

Spoiler!

Hardhome+Battle at Helms Deep+Negan/Glen...holy **** !

Never played the games so maybe ignorance is bliss here but I loved this episode!!

[KC_Connection]

I had been spoiled long ago on that but that didn’t end up ruining it at all. Great episode.

[Deberg_1990]

Still trying to digest it and figure out if I liked that decision or not.

Depends on how the rest of the season plays out.m

Really great episode though.

Spoiler!

Not a big fan of killing off your main/most popular character so early in a shows run. So far I see no else in the cast that will be able to replace Pascals gravitas. What might work for the game doesn’t mean it will Work for the TV medium. We shall see.

[Red Dawg]

I want that bitch dead! Ellie gonna hunt her ass down and kill them all!

[DJJasonp]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I had been spoiled long ago on that but that didn’t end up ruining it at all. Great episode.

same here. Cant believe I didnt spoil it for my wife.

Spoiler!

My wife sees ellie riding in and says "oh, it's a Hallmark ending coming up with Ellie to the rescue!".....and I just kept quiet! As soon as they showed the first interior shot of the lodge, and I saw the golf bag sitting in the background, I knew it was happening in this episode.

[Sassy Squatch]

Oh damn. Figured they'd save it for the end of season 2.

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Still trying to digest it and figure out if I liked that decision or not.

Depends on how the rest of the season plays out.m

Really great episode though.

Spoiler!

Not a big fan of killing off your main/most popular character so early in a shows run. So far I see no else in the cast that will be able to replace Pascals gravitas. What might work for the game doesn’t mean it will Work for the TV medium. We shall see.

Spoiler!

Cuckman is only proving his critics correct in this season. Complaints of Abby looking like a roided up thunderdyke and being completely unbelievable as a character was met with Abby being 215 pounds of solid muscle is totally normal. Cast a dainty actress to play her. Wonder what happened? No hulk smash thunderdykes to cast in real life?

Then forcing the player to spend roughly the next 8 ****ing hours playing as this thunderdyke that just murdered everyone's favorite character and you don't know who she is or why she did it until 30-40 hours later.

We see her come right put and say that was my dad.

So it's pretty hilarious to me that the dude that created this big shitload of **** and defended each and every decision, even mocking fans who didn't like it (based on sales, that would be about half) and then turn around and go directly against what he was supposedly right about for the show.

At least people watching the show now know who Abby is and why she did it. So when they force the story to her, people will be less likely to scream at their screen, I DONT GIVE A **** ABOUT THIS THUNDERDYKE, WHERE THE HELL IS ELLIE?

It'll be interesting to see how many continue to watch. Bella Ramsey to my eye has failed to even come close to Ellie as she was in the game.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

The other problem with the overt focus on lesbian relationships is that Ellie is not only butt-ugly (like the actress is not aging well and resembles the a genetic experiment gone awry), but her personality is ****ing shit. Her relationships are not very believable, IMO.

Homosexual Offerman was probably the most believable gay relationship I've ever seen on TV.

Hoping it's toned down for the rest of the season. I can at least SOMEWHAT buy her as an action-based character (although again this was poor casting considering how tiny she is).

Been saying that from day 1.

[PHOG]

Didn't play the game, what an unexpected turn of events. Great episode. The wife was pissed! My grandson has played and he knew what was going to happen, and to his credit, didn't spoil it.

[KC_Connection]

I’m also expecting they burned through their entire budget for this season for that battle but maybe they’ve got something else in store.

[dlphg9]

That episodes gonna take a few days to get over. Still has me thinking about it. I didn't not expect the death at all.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by DJJasonp

same here. Cant believe I didnt spoil it for my wife.

Spoiler!

My wife sees ellie riding in and says "oh, it's a Hallmark ending coming up with Ellie to the rescue!".....and I just kept quiet! As soon as they showed the first interior shot of the lodge, and I saw the golf bag sitting in the background, I knew it was happening in this episode.

Wtf were the golf clubs doing there anyway? Either they lugged the set from Salt Lake City to Wyoming or someone had them up there for no reason at a ski lodge.