The Last of Us series: Game of Thrones fanatics starring Ellie and Joel

HBO is producing a series based on the gaming hit "The Last of Us".

The main actors have now been announced.

Both stars played in "Game of Thrones".

At the beginning of 2020, HBO announced that it would implement the popular PlayStation game “The Last of Us” as a series *.

Initially, the station did not reveal many details.

But now it is clear which actors will

embody

the main characters

Ellie

and

Joel

.

The fans are likely to see two actors with whom the company already worked on "Game of Thrones".

In particular, the future Ellie actress was then a fan favorite among the viewers of the fantasy epic.

"The Last of Us" series: Fan requests for the cast were not fulfilled

After the news about the upcoming

"The Last of Us" series

spread, video game fans debated a possible cast.

In connection with Joel, the name of a "Game of Thrones" star was actually mentioned several times:

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

, who played Jamie Lannister.

In the end, it actually became an actor from the fantasy hit, but not Coster-Waldau.

Instead,

Pedro Pascal

(Oberyn Martell) got the part for the upcoming adaptation, reports the magazine

Deadline

.

This may come as a surprise to many, as the actor also plays the leading role in the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian”.

It seems that Pascal has enough time to work on two productions at the same time.

The cast of the character Ellie has also been determined.

Fans were hoping for "Interstellar" star Mackenzie Foy or "Unbelievable" actress Kaitlyn Dever, among others.

According to

The Hollywood Reporter, the

choice fell

on "Game of Thrones" fan favorite

Bella Ramsey

(Lyanna Mormont).

Although she only had a very small role in the fantasy series, she captured the hearts of many fans with her strict but skillful portrayal of Lyanna.

As Ellie, Ramsey has the chance to prove himself in a leading role.

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"The Last of Us" series: The most important details about the 1st season

The production of the 1st season is still at the very beginning.

First, HBO wants to shoot a pilot episode together with Sony.

Then it will be decided whether there will be a first season or not.

Accordingly, it is currently unclear which streaming service will offer the series in this country.

Since

HBO Max is

expected to come to Europe this year, the episodes may be posted online on this platform.

The series is based on the plot of the already published PlayStation games.

A catastrophe occurs in history that kills countless people and releases a deadly virus.

In the midst of the chaos, the smuggler

Joel is assigned

to take care of

the teenager

Ellie

.

The two soon find out that the young girl could make a major contribution to saving humanity.

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These Netflix series will continue into 2021

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