With the newly launched House of the Dragon broadcast, all eyes are on the small-screen adaptation of The Last of Us, if HBO isn’t staying out of the big series right now. A legendary game, a mysterious production and a long overdue release date, there’s all the ingredients to maximize fans’ expectations. HBO is well aware of this and has decided to leave a few crumbs to help us wait.
The channel even reserved a special spot for the series in a trailer revealing all the new features coming to HBO Max. After more than two minutes of excerpts, The Last of US pops up at the last minute, a sign that HBO is betting too much on the series. Obviously, the selected excerpts have therefore been carefully chosen, as everything suggests that the channel has chosen the most faithful adaptation possible.
HBO gives fans of The Last of Us a kick
Attention, the rest of this article is full of spoilers for the first The Last of Us game. Therefore, the teaser begins with an image of Joel and Ellie on horseback crossing a bridge buried in snow. This scene, of course, reflects the arrival of two characters at the hydroelectric power station. We also take a look at the harrowing intro scene where Joel tries (unsuccessfully) to save his daughter from infected people.
The remainder of the video focuses on the relationship between Joel and Ellie in two iconic scenes: the moment when Joel agrees to give Ellie a gun and the moment when he utters one of the play’s most famous lines about grief. . Finally, we saw the life-like ravages of the infection alongside Nick Offerman (the brilliant Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation) as Bill. can’t you wait? See you in early 2023 to finally explore the series.
