See the Cast of ‘The Last of Us’ & Their Video Game Counterparts
Some of the biggest names in television are behind The Last of Us, HBO’s new post-apocalyptic drama series.
Even with such talent, however, the TV show will have a hard act to follow when it premieres on January 15. It’s based on the 2013 video game of the same name, which sold more than three million copies in three weeks and earned a WGA Award, an Annie Award, and multiple SXSW Gaming Awards.
Set 20 years after the end of civilization as we know it, HBO’s The Last of Us, like the video game, follows two characters as they battle for survival in a decimated United States.
“Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone,” HBO says. “What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.”
See the cast and their video-game counterparts in the gallery below — including the actor who’s playing the same character in the TV show that she did in the video game.
The Last of Us, Series Premiere, Sunday, January 15, 9/8c, HBO
Pedro Pascal as Joel
The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal plays Joel, “a hardened survivor, tormented by past trauma and failure, who must trek across a pandemic-ravaged America, all the while protecting a girl who represents the last hope of humanity
Bella Ramsey as Ellie
Game of Thrones‘ Bella Ramsey plays Ellie. “A 14-year-old orphan, who has never known anything but a ravaged planet, struggles to balance her instinct for anger and defiance with her need for connection and belonging— as well as the newfound reality that she may be the key to saving the world
Gabriel Luna as Tommy
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Gabriel Luna plays Tommy, Joel’s younger brother, “a former soldier who hasn’t lost his sense of idealism and hope for a better world”
Anna Torv as Tess
Fringe ‘s Anna Torv plays Tess, “a smuggler and hardened survivor in a post-pandemic world”
Merle Dandridge as Marlene
Reprising her role from the video game series, Station 19‘s Merle Dandridge plays Marlene, “leader of the Fireflies, a resistance movement struggling for freedom against an oppressive military regime”
Nico Parker as Sarah
Dumbo‘s Nico Parker plays Sarah, Joel’s 14-year-old daughter
Storm Reid as Riley
Storm Reid of Euphoria plays Riley, “an orphaned girl growing up in post-apocalyptic Boston”
Nick Offerman as Bill
Parks and Recreation‘s Nick Offerman joins The White Lotus‘ Murray Bartlett as Bill and Frank, “two post-pandemic survivalists living alone in their own isolated town”
Keivonn Woodard as Sam and Lamar Johnson as Henry
Keivonn Woodard of (Fractal) and Your Honor‘s Lamar Johnson play Sam and Henry, “brothers in Kansas City [who are] hiding from a revolutionary movement seeking vengeance”
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