HBO's The Last of Us casts Kaitlyn Dever as season 2's most important new character
HBO's The Last of Us has finally unveiled its Abby and it's Kaitlyn Dever, the actor known for her roles in Booksmart, No One Will Save You, and that other Naughty Dog game you may have heard of, Uncharted 4.
«Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters in the source material,» series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann told Variety. «Nothing matters more than talent, and we’re thrilled to have an acclaimed performer like Kaitlyn join Pedro, Bella and the rest of our family.»
Season two of The Last of Us is expected to follow the events of The Last of Us 2, which is set five years after The Last of Us and features Abby in a pivotal role—sorry, no spoilers. How closely it will follow the exact story beats of The Last of Us 2 remains to be seen, however: The narrative of the first season sometimes varied from the story told in the game, perhaps most notably in its examination of the relationship between supporting characters Bill and Frank (for which actor Nick Offerman won an Emmy Award, by the way). Mazin said in March 2023 that the second season will chart a similar course.
«Sometimes it will be different radically, and sometimes it will be [barely] different at all,» Mazin said at the time. «But it's going to be different and it will be its own thing. It won't be exactly like the game. It will be the show that Neil and I want to make.»
HBO described Abby as «a skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the world is challenged as she seeks vengeance for those she loved,» an apt if somewhat understated summation. But among fans of The Last of Us, the character is divisive. Many, as seen in this Reddit thread,
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