Joel and Ellie’s darkish journey is unfolding on HBO Max, with the primary 4 episodes of The Last of Us now accessible on the streaming service. Episode 4 got here out final Sunday, and episode 5 arrived this Friday, Feb. 10 as a substitute of the standard Sunday (presumably to keep away from competing with the Super Bowl ).
The present adapts the legendary PlayStation online game sequence from developer Naughty Dog, with the nine-episode season 1 specializing in the preliminary entry within the franchise. It’s additionally been renewed for a second season.
The present premiered on Jan. 15, drawing an audience of 10 million in its first two days, with episodes coming every week till March 12.
The Last of Us launch dates and occasions
Here’s the total launch schedule for The Last of Us on HBO Max. We’ll regulate this if the corporate broadcasts any modifications or breaks. New episodes will arrive at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET), which you may keep in mind because the time slot occupied by House of the Dragon final yr.
- Episode 1: Available now
- Episode 2: Available now
- Episode 3: Available now
- Episode 4: Available now
- Episode 5: Available now
- Episode 6: Sunday, Feb. 19
- Episode 7: Sunday, Feb. 26
- Episode 8: Sunday, March 5
- Episode 9: Sunday, March 12
Where is The Last of Us accessible exterior the US?
The present drops globally on the identical time, so there are the occasions for a number of areas:
- Canada, Crave at 9 p.m. Sunday
- UK and Ireland: Sky Atlantic and Now at 2 a.m. Monday
- Australia: Binge and Foxtel at 1 p.m. AEDT Monday
- New Zealand: Neon at 3 p.m. Monday
What is The Last of Us?
Set in a world the place an unnervingly plausible fungal mind an infection transforms many of the world’s inhabitants into violent cannibals, the video games observe grumpy smuggler Joel and his upbeat teen pal Ellie as they journey throughout a ruined US.
Joel and Ellie discover a darkish new metropolis within the fourth episode of The Last of Us.
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Who’s in it?
The sequence stars The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal as Joel, along with his fellow Game of Thrones alumnus Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman, Anna Torv from Fringe and Yellowjackets‘ Melanie Lynskey present up too.
Are there trailers?
HBO gave us a number of tastes of the present. The most up-to-date trailer arrived in December, and the corporate has been dropping episode previews forward of every new installment.
How scary is it?
It’s extra thriller than horror, with loads of intense moments. The contaminated do not present up usually — Joel and Ellie face extra human survivors than monsters — however are used to nice impact after they do.
Do I have to have performed the video games?
No. The present retells the occasions of the primary recreation, which got here out in 2013, with some storylines and background parts expanded.
Writers Craig Mazin (creator of HBO’s Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (the video games sequence’ artistic director) added a flashback scene to present newcomers a agency grounding within the story’s origins.
However, The Last of Us and its 2020 sequel are a number of the most partaking video games ever made. You ought to undoubtedly dive in if the present intrigues you. The unique recreation is accessible on PS3, PS4 and PS5 (a PC model is popping out March 3), whereas the second is at the moment solely on PS4.
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