“The Last of Us”, the series with Pedro Pascal, has already premiered on HBO Max: trailer for the second episode

After several months of waiting, The Last of Us has finally reached television screens and the public’s response has been favorable for this adaptation of the video game of the same name. The beginning of this production showed a tense and emotional introduction to this post-apocalyptic world and left viewers wanting more, despite the fact that the first episode had a long duration: one hour and 25 minutes. It can already be seen on HBO Max.

The first chapter has had an almost perfect score, the measuring site Rotten Tomatoes He has given this TV show a 99% approval rating, calling it “a memorable start.” The premiere episode introduced the audience to the lives of the protagonists, Joel and Ellie. Part of his origins and goals were shown, as well as his plan to survive against the zombie threat. As wild as the beginning was, the rest of the season promises to push those limits and be even more exciting, with all kinds of characters. As one of the premises of the series says “in this world, no one is exactly who they appear to be.”

For all those who cannot wait a week to find out what will happen in this story, HBO Max has presented a preview of what the viewer will be able to see in the second chapter. The clip shows the next steps that the protagonists will take. The long-awaited adaptation centers on the relationship between bootlegger Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and 14-year-old orphan Ellie (Bella Ramsey), as they embark on a journey across a post-apocalyptic United States. When a trafficking deal goes awry, Marlene (Merle Dandridge) enlists Joel and his partner Tess (Anna Torv) to escort the teen out of the Boston Quarantine Zone to Firefly headquarters.

After taking her first steps outside of the city, the video highlights Ellie’s curiosity about the hellish landscape before her and all she will have to do to survive. At some point in the video she asks the smuggler about the experience of killing zombies. She questions him if he thinks about the people these creatures once were. For Joel’s part, he seems to put an emotional distance with the young woman.

The preview also shows Joel, Ellie and Tess facing off against clickers, the creatures named for their clicking noises, using echolocation to navigate their surroundings since they can’t see. In addition, Melanie Lynskey can be seen playing Kathleen, the leader of a violent group of survivors who may end up crossing paths with the protagonists. The next chapter promises a terrifying and painful journey, fraught with horrors for the survivors.

The trailer also highlights possible allies the heroes meet along their journey, including Henry (Lamar Johnson) and Sam (Keivonn Woodard), a pair of surviving brothers, as well as Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett), smugglers who were mocked. Ellie’s friend Riley (Storm Reid) also appears in the trailer. Since Marlene did not appear in the premiere, the video shows the connection between the two, promising the orphan’s backstory and describing the events that led to her becoming infected.

The co-creators of The Last of Us, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, have repeatedly assured fans that the show will stay true to the original game while teasing mind-blowing new additions to the story. Troy Baker, Joel’s voice actor and performance artist in the original video game, previously spoke about the Bill and Frank episode, praising it and promising that the change in story will defy fans’ expectations of the show.

When The Last of Us Come back next Sunday, audiences will see Ellie take her first steps outside the quarantine zone walls and into the terrifying zombie-infested wasteland.

You can see the premiere chapter of The Last of Us which is available on HBO Max.

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