HBO will be bring to TV a series of the video game «The Last Of Us». This is a production of Sony and PlayStation Productions. Craig Mazin and Neil DruckmannIt are the screenwriters of this project. So far it is unknown what the main cast of the series will be or the details of the plot.
What is the video game The Last Of Us about?
The Last of Us video game tells the story of how Ellie and Joel survived a pandemic. During the pandemic a genetic mutation is generated, causing people to become cannibalistic creatures. The story takes place in the United States. The video game was distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment and released for the PlayStation 3 console in 2013.
Some details of the series
Production of the project began on May 29 of 2020. Since the producers waited for the release of The Last Of Us 2, on PlayStation 4. In the video game adaptation, the character of Ellie is gay, thus maintaining the continuity of the character in the series. Also the characters Tess and Riley be included, this the key in the development of the story.
As a curious fact, in 2014 it was announced that the adaptation of the video game was going to be a movie. This project was not carried out, because the script of Neil Druckmann did not meet the demands of Naughty Dog. Remember that Naughty Dog is the developer of the video game. There is no release date for the series, but the writers will undoubtedly do an excellent job adapting the video game The Last Of Us for HBO.
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