ellie and joel the last of us

Screenshot: HBO Max

If thereā€™s a genre that wonā€™t die, itā€™s survivors doing their best (and sometimes their worst) amid a zombie apocalypse.Ā Naughty Dogā€™sĀ The Last of UsĀ PlayStationĀ games offer a particularly compelling take on the storyā€”which is why the series is soon making the jump to HBO Max. Today, weā€™ve got close-up looks at the main characters thanks to a series of new posters.

The adaptation, which arrives January 15,Ā  starsĀ The Mandalorianā€™s Pedro Pascal as Joel, a man out for redemption in a world riddled with ā€œclickers,ā€ the seriesā€™ term for humans who have mutated into monsters thanks to the worldwide Cordyceps Brain Infection outbreak. Heā€™s tasked with protecting a young girl named Ellie, played by fellow Game of Thrones alum Bella Ramsey. Is that a bit similar to his role on The Mandalorian? Maybe, but donā€™t hateā€”let Pedro Pascal play daddy in every genre and franchise he wants.

The duo are joined by an ensemble, who are totally going to be okay, right?

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