How 'The Last of Us' Cast Compares to Their Video Game Counterparts
- The dystopian HBO drama, *The Last of Us*, follows survivors after a cordyceps fungus wipes out most of humanity, turning people into zombie-like creatures.
- A cordyceps outbreak caused this catastrophe; the fungus evolved to infect humans, unlike in reality where it infects insects.
- The series focuses on Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, and Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, who seems immune to the cordyceps infection.
- Season 2 will premiere on HBO beginning Sunday, April 13; Mazin said of Pascal and Ramsey, the performances are "staggering".
- Season 2, set five years later, will explore the strained relationship between Joel and Ellie, stemming from Joel's lie in the finale.
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How 'The Last of Us' Cast Compares to Their Video Game Counterparts
The Last of Us follows a group of survivors after a pandemic wipes out most of humanity, but it’s not a virus that causes the catastrophe — it’s a fungus. The culprit is cordyceps, a real fungus that has evolved in the show to infect humans, who become zombie-like after exposure. While minor characters come and go, the series focuses mainly on Joel (Pedro Pascal), a middle-aged survivor who is charged with protecting Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a teen…
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