HBO's The Last Of Us Secretly Teased A Big Change From The Games
screenrant.comAn addition to the cast for HBO's The Last of Us teases a new form of horror that could enter the show. The Last of Us is an upcoming TV series that is based upon the award-winning games The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. The apocalyptic drama follows its protagonists Joel Miller and Ellie Williams as they journey across an America that has been ravaged by a fungal infection, turning people into zombie-like terrors. Filming has begun for the series and the show will likely air in 2023 — although no date has been confirmed.
The Last of Us has assembled a promising cast that includes Game of Thrones duo Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in the two lead roles. Anna Torv, Nick Offerman, and Merle Dandridge will also feature in the show that has been written by Neil Druckmann, the creator of the games, and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl). The first season will consist of ten episodes and will adapt the events of the first game, The Last of Us. Filming and casting are still ongoing for the show and one particularly intriguing addition to the cast is Connor Stanhope as «Infected Man Stage 5.»
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The Last of Us'casting of «Infected Man Stage 5» hints that the show could include a brand new variation of infected humans that was not seen in either game. In The Last of Us games, there are four primary stages of the infection, each with its own distinguishable appearance and characteristics. Each stage is an evolution of the previous one, which implies that this potential «Stage 5» could be the largest and scariest form of infected to date and will be entirely new for HBO's The Last of Us.
In the world of The Last of Us, the four main stages of infected are
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