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.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

This was great !!

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard

Luckily, most people aren't so shallow that they can't get past her appearance to see how awesome of a job she did so far, and she also did a great job sounding very much like Ashley Johnson who voiced Ellie in the games. I was impressed by her. Pascal was good as Joel too, even if he doesn't really look like him.

LOL, "Luckily" she better be the Meryl Streep of video game actresses because you shouldn't be thinking about that, and if you didn't think that something was biologically wrong with her good for you because I honestly thought something was with all things considered with the elements in show and her actual VG render

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

It's really difficult to look at the girl depicting Ellie without wondering if he she's a trisomy 21 victim because she's that ugly.

Sorry she’s out of your league, bro.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

Sorry she’s out of your league, bro.

You really didn't think something was wrong with her before listening to her? Again props to you because I felt bad for her on a personal level.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

You really didn't think something was wrong with her before listening to her? Again props to you because I felt bad for her on a personal level.

She looks like a lesbian.

That’s not a genetic disorder.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

She looks like a lesbian.

That’s not a genetic disorder.

Lesbian? Never believed that at one instance before hearing her speak

[TwistedChief]

Had never even heard of the video game.

But that episode was awesome. Cannot wait for more.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

It's really difficult to look at the girl depicting Ellie without wondering if he she's a trisomy 21 victim because she's that ugly.

Even if she was…she’d still be worth more to this world than you’ll ever be.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Even if she was…she’d still be worth more to this world than you’ll ever be.

You're probably correct, unless I suddenly figured out nuclear fusion out of pure luck then the odds would be almost be equal but still in her favor

[staylor26]

First episode was confirmation that they're sticking to the source material.

Not that I ever had any doubts about this.

GOAT video game story mode + HBO + creator of Chernobyl = guaranteed classic

[BleedingRed]

Great ****ing episode I'm hooked

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by BleedingRed

Great ****ing episode I'm hooked

Yep. Fantastic launch of the show.

[Sassy Squatch]

So will these dip****s FINALLY ****ing learn that if you just make an honest attempt to stay faithful to the source material good things will happen for your series.

[Dallas Chief]

Never played the game but great first episode. Fox tried something similar with the Passage book series a few years back and totally effed it up. I don’t think it made it to 10 episodes before being cancelled. I always thought it would have made a better HBO series anyway.

[BigRichard]

I never heard of or played the game but I watched this last night and found it funny where I could actually see where each part of it was a game mission... Get money for battery... find out battery has been sold to someone else... break into someone else's hideout and steal battery.