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.

[TwistedChief]

This thread is the lowest common denominator.

Incels like Clay who are so desperate for attention that they troll endlessly and mock the looks of an actress just doing her job. As if a character on a show that you don’t like means you need to attack the person behind it and feel good about yourself. “Oh, she’s rich though so who cares?” What a pathetic display.

Then we have BWillie who is as open-minded as a rock buried 10,000 leagues under the sea.

Just bravo, guys.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Bowser

My last one, promise. I legit lol'd.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

mock the looks of an actress just doing her job

her character sucks

the show sucks

her being horrendous looking, and that being weird casting for the actual character has very little to do with why the show sucks...even though those things are true

i mean, i loved her in game of thrones....this is all very disappointing

boo hoo though, a celebrity got criticized. waaaa. now we must all bleed out about it.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

This thread is the lowest common denominator.

Incels like Clay who are so desperate for attention that they troll endlessly and mock the looks of an actress just doing her job. As if a character on a show that you don’t like means you need to attack the person behind it and feel good about yourself. “Oh, she’s rich though so who cares?” What a pathetic display.

Then we have BWillie who is as open-minded as a rock buried 10,000 leagues under the sea.

Just bravo, guys.

I am open minded. Here is one for clay. He will hate it

[Hammock Parties]

Not watching that crap.

Everything woke turns to shit!

[Fish]

Shocking that Clay would try and make fun of Bella while at the same time gushing about his dystopian fantasy of Bridesmaids Tale. Not telling at all...

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

This thread is the lowest common denominator.

Incels like Clay who are so desperate for attention that they troll endlessly and mock the looks of an actress just doing her job. As if a character on a show that you don’t like means you need to attack the person behind it and feel good about yourself. “Oh, she’s rich though so who cares?” What a pathetic display.

Then we have BWillie who is as open-minded as a rock buried 10,000 leagues under the sea.

Just bravo, guys.

Are you honestly browsing mother ****ing Chiefsplanet and genuinely looking for highbrow posts, consideration for others, tolerance, and acceptance?

If that is truly the case, then the fact of the matter is that your IQ, and level of awareness of your surroundings is in actuality the lowest common denominator.

White Knighting on CP? Lmao.


That's gotta be the funniest shit I've read since the last dilphag9 attempt to string words into a sentence that didn't have some conundrum about whether he should have sex with his mother or not.

Bravo.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Fish

Shocking that Clay would try and make fun of Bella while at the same time gushing about his dystopian fantasy of Bridesmaids Tale. Not telling at all...

Well, one is a good show, the other is dreck so...yeah.

You realize they are both dystopian fantasies, one is just well made with far more well written characters that don't descend into needless wokeism for the sake of making some point that no one really gets or needed to have foisted upon them?

June isn't even attractive at this point in the show but it just doesn't even matter because...IT'S A WELL MADE SHOW.

But enjoy The Lez Of Us and let us know what it's legacy is, because I know one show is getting a spinoff show telling another story and one is getting stretched out for no ****ing reason. Woke video game crap.

Again I loved season one, but they've utterly destroyed it. I won't watch another episode.

[BWillie]

I thought the last episode was good but that is probably because it had Joel in it.

Food for thought writers.

[PatMahomesIsGod]

Season finale: meh.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by PatMahomesIsGod

Season finale: meh.

I'm sure the brave crew of the U.S.S Woke will be along to tell us how this amazing voyage is just getting started and they can't wait for season 3!!!

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I thought the last episode was good but that is probably because it had Joel in it.

Food for thought writers.

I wish that we got more time with Joel and Ellie. Still not a big fan of 7-8 episode seasons. Felt like even season 1 could be used 3-4 more episodes. Same with this season. That said I'm looking forward to s3 and it'll be interesting if people come back for s4 to happen to finish it. Video game community was mixed esp since it was leaked early. Curious how fans and people that don't know of TLOU games will show for next season.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

She looks a little bit too much like a boy.

[Hammock Parties]

Even IGN thinks it sucks

What if this was the plan the whole time? "Make the show so god awful so that people forget about our god awful game"

— Ventoboxed (@reddspek) May 26, 2025

[KC_Connection]

S1 was great overall and S2 contained some very good episodes but that was a bad cliffhanger to end a season on especially considering we know it is going to be 2 years until another episode of this. Feels like they only told half a story here (or a third of one?).