The Last of Us is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO and based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog.
The first season, based on the 2013 game, follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler tasked with escorting Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a teenager who is immune to the Cordyceps infection, across a post-apocalyptic United States.
[1] Guest stars include Nico Parker and Gabriel Luna as Joel's daughter Sarah and brother Tommy, Merle Dandridge as resistance leader Marlene, Anna Torv as Joel's partner Tess, Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett as isolated survivalists Bill and Frank, Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Montreal Woodard as brothers Henry and Sam, Melanie Lynskey and Jeffrey Pierce as resistance leader Kathleen and her second-in-command Perry, and Storm Reid as Ellie's best friend Riley.
[6] The series is the first live-action video game adaptation to receive major awards consideration.
[20] It won a Peabody Award for Entertainment,[21] and earned the biannual Seal of Authentic Representation from the Ruderman Family Foundation for Woodard's role.