HBO Max’s The Last of Us confirms new cast members

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After a huge worldwide success, this HBO Max series is preparing to return with new cast members for the second season.

HBO Max has proven to be one of the best streaming platforms today, producing renowned series that win not only critics, but also audiences and annual awards. With great works in its catalog of originals, such as “House of the Dragon“, “Curb Your Enthusiasm“, “The Righteous Gemstones” and “Succession“, the streaming service promises to leave its mark on the daily lives of global viewers.

One of the streaming platform’s biggest recent successes was “The Last of Us”, a series based on the award-winning game of the same name produced by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Created by Neil Druckmann (“Uncharted”) and Bruce Straley (“Uncharted 2: Among Thieves”), and adapted for TV by Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) and Druckmann, the story of the work follows a pair of survivors who are forced to traverse the ruins of a post-apocalyptic country, in search of an organization that seeks to develop a cure for the infection that put an end to the planet as we know it.

Starring Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian”) and Bella Ramsey (“Game of Thrones”), the series captured the attention of fans and critics, securing nominations for several television awards, such as the Emmys, and almost immediately guaranteeing its continuation. with a second season. To date, “The Last of Us” has collected eight Emmy wins and two SAG Awards, including Best Drama Actor for Pascal.

THE RETURN TO HBO MAX

With production on the second season of “The Last of Us” underway, the team behind the work begins to reveal some of the elements that are preparing to bring the characters to life in this new chapter of the series. After the already confirmed signings of Isabela Merced (“Transformers: The Last Knight”), Young Mazino (“Beef”), Kaitlyn Dever (“No One Can Save You”), and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt$ Creek”), a new group of actors has been announced who are preparing to join the fight for survival.

Danny Ramirez (“Top Gun: Maverick“, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier“), Ariela Barer (“How to Blow Up a Pipeline“, “Runaways“), Tati Gabrielle (“You“, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina“ ), and Spencer Lord (“Riverdale”) are the latest additions to the cast of the series’ second season. Ramirez prepares to play Manny, Barer is Mel, Gabrielle will be Nora and Lord plays Owen, members of the group of survivors led by Abby (Dever).

The second season of “The Last of Us” is expected to arrive on HBO Max in mid-2025.