🎥 The Last of Us (TV Series)

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Cast

Pedro Pascal	Bella Ramsey	Gabriel Luna

You might find your favorite actor in the list. Feel free to give him/her a shout out. And who knows, it might prompt you to see this movie.

📺 Title: The Last of Us

📆 No. of Seasons: 2

Season 1 premiered on January 15, 2023, with 9 episodes

Season 2 premiered on April 13, 2025, with 7 episodes

Season 3 is expected to premiere in 2027

Intro

if you're a fan of the movie 'the walking dead', then you would find 'the last of us' quite interesting.

Synopsis

This is a story of a global pandemic that destroys civilization. A fungi called Ophiocordyceps evolves and takes over the body of its host, literally causing a Zombie Apocalypse.
Its origin is unknown. But some say it was introduced into the food supply chain. Joel is a hardened survivor who takes charge of a 14 year-old girl Ellie who may be humanity's last hope. Apparently, Ellie is immune to the fungi.

Character Review

Joel
	From the synopsis, we could tell Joel is the protagonist. Game of Thrones lovers would immediately recognize him as Oberyn. Here, he'salso a hard guy but with less humor. Joel lost his daughter Sarah to the pandemic, not from infection, but by a soldier’s bullet, following protocol to contain potential infections. He carries the guilt throughout the series.

	Ellie
Also a GOT alum. The character with the most humor in this series and also a tomboy. Ellie is the only known person who doesn't get infected from a bite. She travels everywhere with Joel, and over time, they grow deeply attached.

Clicker
	Terrifying, zombie-like creatures. They're humans infected by the Cordyceps fungus. It takes over their brains and strips away their humanity. They navigate using sound, making distinct clicking noises, hence the name.

A Scene I Found Really Sad

Lets talk about Henry and Sam. Henry is a collaborator in the series, he betrayed Isaac and was haunted by the weight of his actions. He had a little brother called Sam. Sam can't speak. The had an encounter with Joel and Ellie and the strangers had to collaborate to escape. During their escape, that was when they got attacked by the infected and Sam got bitten. Ellie tried to heal him by dropping a little amount of blood on his wound but it obviously didn't work. By morning, Sam had gotten totally possessed by the fungus and he attacked Ellie. Henry was forced to put him down with a bullet. Henry couldn't bear the guilt of killing his younger brother so he shot himself in the head.

It was one of the most heartbreaking moments in the series.