HBO’s The Last Of Us is already underway when it comes to production and has managed to find two actors to partake in the project. One of the actors will take on the role of Manny, one of the antagonists on Ellie’s journey of revenge.
For those who haven’t seen the show, The Last Of Us is a series based on the beloved video game series under the same name. The story involves an infection of cordyceps which has managed to leave the world in a desolate wasteland. Season One of the series followed a man named Joel, played by Pedro Pascal (The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Materialists), who was given the task of transporting Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey (Chicken Run: Eggstraction, The Correction Unit), who is said to be immune to the virus. Over time, the two share a father-daughter like bond and near the end of the journey, Joel makes the decision to leave humanity destroyed by refusing to let Ellie be made into a cure to stop the virus.
In Season Two of the series, we are introduced to Abby, a woman who kills Joel when she found out that he was the man who killed her father, the doctor who was responsible for conducting the procedure on Ellie. Ellie filled, with rage, sets out for Seattle to find and kill Abby. According to Deadline, the two actors that will be joining the third season of the show are Jorge Lendborg Jr. (American Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Clea DuVall (Swiped, HouseBroken). Duvall is said to be playing Seraphite, one of the factions that Ellie encounters on her journey through Seattle when it comes to finding Abby. Lendborg is replacing Danny Ramirez (Karol G: Papasito, Captain America: Brave New World) due to Ramirez’s schedule conflicts when it comes to the role of Manny.
The cast consists of Ramsey (Chicken Run: Eggstraction, The Correction Unit), Pascal (The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Materialists), Gabriel Luna (The Terminal List, Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy), Isabela Merced (Peacemaker, Superman), Kaitlyn Dever (See You When I See You, A House of Dynamite), Young Mazino (Opus, Layover), Rutina Wesley (Red Clay, Red for Revolution), Robert John Burke (Where to Land, Boston Strangler), Tati Gabrielle (You, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat), Lendborg Jr. (American Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home), DuVall (Swiped, HouseBroken), Spencer Lord (Heartland, Family Law), and Ariela Barer (Oddities, How to Blow Up a Pipeline).
When it comes to when the third season will drop, it is highly speculated that the season will premiere in 2027. In the mean time you watch the first two seasons of the series on HBO Max, or play the video games on either Playstation or PC.