The Last of Us: Pedro Pascal Cast as Joel in HBO Series Adaptation - IGN - IGN

The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal has been cast as Joel in the upcoming HBO adaptation of The Last of Us.As reported by Deadline, Pascal will join Game of Thrones' Bella Ramsey, who is set to play Ellie.The Last of Us series is being led by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us games' director and Naughty Dog Co-President Neil Druckmann.

While they never shared screen time, Pascal and Ramsey were both on Game of Thrones and will soon set out on an adventure that will see them breaking free of an oppressive quarantine zone and journeying across a post-apocalyptic United States.

This series is said to focus on the events of 2013's The Last of Us and will be written by Mazin and Druckmann. Druckmann will also be the executive producer alongside Chernobyl and Game of Thrones' Cheryl Strauss, Naughty Dog Co-President Evan Well, and PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.

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We ranked The Last of Us as the 20th best game of all time, and in our review, we said "The Last of Us is a true feat. Its unrivaled presentation in particular sets the bar even higher than the Uncharted trilogy already did, and its writing, voice acting and layered gameplay combine to create what is very easily the game to beat for Game of the Year 2013." Spoiler: It did win Game of the Year 2013.

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