The fantastic world of series already has a new darling in 2023: “The Last of Us”. The first episode of the HBO Max production premiered this Sunday (15) and has already won the hearts of the public. The series is inspired by and based on the video game franchise of the same name, which is exclusive to PlayStation and has won over 200 awards.
But after all, in the midst of all this hype, is it possible to watch the series without having played the franchise?
The game and TV series are set in a post-apocalyptic world, with hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutation of the cordyceps fungus.
Basically, the story shows the journey of Joel (played in the series by Pedro Pascal, from “Narcos”), a violent survivor who is hired to take Ellie (Bella Ramsey, from “Game Of Thrones”), a 14-year-old girl, of an oppressive military quarantine zone. However, what should be a simple job turns into a brutal journey across the USA.
According to tweeters, you can watch “The Last Of Us” without having played the franchise! “Quietly,” said one netizen. “It’s even better, Last of US you can’t even call Last of Us a game. It’s a movie that runs on the PlayStation,” wrote another fan.
And I already started The Last of Us crying here hahahah
There’s a lot of scenes EQUAL, MAN, EQUAL!!!
The car scene is one of them, look at thatTLOU: GAME // SERIES pic.twitter.com/46UehbbdJ6
— Pedrosa | Canal Give 1UP🚀 (@lukspedrosa) January 16, 2023

before watching the first episode of the last of us i was watching the gameplay, and it is so faithful that i was even scared of how well it was adapted. Anyone who complains about the adaptation is pure mimimi, because everything is amazing!
— Laeninho 🌿 (@olaenor) January 16, 2023
And the fans go further! For some, it is worth watching the series without having played the franchise in order to escape the dreaded “spoilers”.
The good thing about never being able to play The Last Of Us is that I’m going to watch the series without knowing anything about the plot. Delicious
— Pedrito (@R1anp3) January 16, 2023
would it be weird for me to watch The Last of Us without knowing the game??? I was curious and it looks good
— Giulia Benite (@giuliabenite) January 16, 2023
Watch the trailer for the HBO Max series “The Last of Us”:
Source: CNN Brasil

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