TV Series· 2023· Drama

The Last of Us

by Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

The Last of Us: it draws on 2 recorded sources.

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The Last of Us

Video Game · 2013

AdaptationMEDIUM

Neil Druckmann, who wrote and directed the game, co-wrote and co-created the series, and several episodes follow the game's scenes and dialogue closely. The most praised episode is the one that abandons the game entirely for a story it tells in a single line.

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Real-world influenceHIGH
  • Fungi & mycelium

The series opens with a scientist warning that a Cordyceps fungus, which already controls insects, could adapt to infect humans.

About the work

The Last of Us

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope. The first season, based on 2013's The Last of Us, follows Joel and Ellie as they travel across the United States. In the second season, based on the first half of 2020's The Last of Us Part II, they have settled in Jackson, Wyoming, with Joel's brother Tommy and Ellie's friends Dina and Jesse. The group travels to Seattle to track down Abby, who is set to be the focus of the third season.