New Data For The Last of Us Might Persuade HBO To Adapt Even More Games

gameranx.com:

The Last of Us was a massive hit when it first launched into the marketplace on the PlayStation 3. Naughty Dog kept the hype train going with a remastered release not long after for the PlayStation 4. Again, players were tossed into a thrilling narrative that played out much like a cinematic experience. Fortunately, the game received a proper adaptation for a live-action series. Normally, when players find that their favorite video games are being adapted into a film or series, there’s plenty of eye-rolling. 

Typically these adaptations stray too far away from the source materials, which makes sit difficult to get behind. Fortunately, the work that went into The Last of Us didn’t follow that trend as the production stuck incredibly close to the source material. Even Naughty Dog played a big role in ensuring the series followed the game or expanded the storyline in ways that fit into the content already established. Ultimately, this resulted in a ton of praise from veteran players that enjoyed the video game, along with complete newcomers to the IP.

Warner Bros Discovery:The Last of Us is averaging almost 32M viewers per episode in the U.S.Most-watched title ever on HBO Max in Europe & LatAm.Company's total streaming subscriber base rose to 97.6M in March, up 1.6M since December, and this segment is now profitable. pic.twitter.com/Ze7Tsme7ro

Now new data has popped up from Warner Bros. Discovery. Twitter user DomsPlaying showcased Q1 2023 highlights for the series in correlation to The Last of Us. Apparently, the average for each episode in this series for the United States was nearly 32 million. But outside of the United States, HBO Max found that this series was the most-watched show in series history for Europe and