The Last of Us Season 3 Has Just Cast an Important Role — and They're Played by a Popular Horror Actor
- According to leaker Jeff Sneider and confirmed by Deadline, Patrick Wilson was cast as Abby's father Jerry in The Last of Us season three.
- Season three will run alongside season two from Abby's viewpoint, aligning with showrunner Craig Mazin's close adherence to The Last of Us Part II video game.
- The game's second half contains multiple flashbacks centered on Jerry, Abby's father, whose death by Joel at season one’s end set the revenge cycle leading Abby to kill Joel in season two.
- HBO has continued to attract big-name talent, with Jason Ritter joining and Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord promoted to series regulars.
- It's expected to hit HBO sometime in 2027 and may require Pedro Pascal's return, though that has not been confirmed.
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From "The Conjuring" to "The Last of Us": Patrick Wilson has gained a significant role in HBO's video game adaptation. Actor Patrick Wilson (52), who was most recently known for his part in the successful horror franchise "The Conjuring", hires another successful horror series. As the American industry side "Deadline" reports, Wilson takes on the role of a very specific doctor in the third season of the post-apocalyptic zombie series "The Last o…
'The Last Of Us' Season 3 May Have Just Cast A Crucial Character
HBOHBO has helped The Last of Us secure a parade of big-name actors. Aside from Pedro Pascal as Joel, we’ve seen Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Catherine O’Hara as Gail, and Nick Offerman as Frank, all while original game actors popped up in different roles. With Season 3 coming up, fans are wondering how the series can up the ante, and we may now have an answer. According to leaker Jeff Sneider, The Last of Us Season 3 has added Watchmen and Aquaman …
The Last of Us series may have found one of the most important characters of his season 3.
‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Casts Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson, Promotes Three Cast Members to Series Regulars
©Courtesy of HBO Yesterday’s announcement that Patrick Wilson had joined the cast has now been followed up by the news that Jason Ritter has also been added to the cast for the third and likely final season of HBO’s TV series adaptation of “The Last of Us“. According to Deadline, Ritter, who played the role of a Clicker in two episodes of the first season as part of the “Matlock” cast, will take on the role of an original character called Hanley…
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