The Last of Us begins its broadcast with great success! Want to extend your viewing of the prologue? HBO reveals behind the scenes of episode 1 through a video available for free on YouTube!
Since today, The Last of Us is available on Prime Video (in France) at no additional cost! The series takes place between the two games to reinforce the mythology of the franchise while exploring the relationship between Joel and Ellie. With a first episode hailed by spectators (fans or not) and the press, The Last of Us is a promising series. While waiting to find out what’s next, behind the scenes of the pilot are revealed in video!
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Warning ! The video below and the content of the article reveal the elements of the first episode of The Last of Us.
Discover the behind the scenes of The Last of Us
Broadcast on January 15 in the USA, the first episode of The Last of Us arrived in France on January 16 in +24 hours. As before on OCS with HBO productions. The opportunity to discover the beginnings of this series and a prologue worked by Neil Druckmann with his friend Craig Mazin (creator of Chernobyl).
In this prologue, the apocalypse is set in motion with the Miller family struggling to survive amid the chaos. As in The Last of Us Part I, Joel loses his daughter, Sarah, in a tragic and dark moment. The man then crosses paths with young Ellie who gradually becomes an adopted daughter.
In the behind-the-scenes video, Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin explain that their job was to reinforce the emotional impact of the loss of a loved one. But also to do it at the same time as the construction of a coherent post-apocalyptic world.
If this adaptation does not follow the base material precisely, it creates stronger emotional moments. Several Internet users point out in particular that the dialogues are more successful in the series The Last of Us than in games.
While rescuing Ellie at the end of the prologue episode, Joel establishes an explanatory front door regarding the fungus that turns humans into infected.
An episode well received by the spectators
Overall, the episode was well received by press and viewers. Few series can boast to start so strong. Fortunately, The Last of Us was able to count on the talent of the cable channel HBO. We owe him major productions such as Game Of Thrones, Bugged, The Sopranos, oz, House of the Dragon, watch men, Westworld…
