When The last of usSeries on a post-apocalyptic company devastated by the mutation of a parasite fungus, reached our screens in 2023, the real world came out of a pandemic.
Taken from a famous video game, this HBO production broke discs, with an average of 32 million viewers per episode, all combined transmission platforms.
Its second season, which began on Sunday, April 13, is articulated around conflicts and revenge. Drowning with allegories “inspired by the world we live in”, it is more relevant than ever, said its star Pedro Pascal.
The series follows the trip, through the United States, by Joel, a smuggler in search of his brother, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a teenager who is the only human being immunized against the Mortel Cordycep fungus.
“Cathartic”
In the second season, Joel and Ellie come into conflict with each other. They must also compose with a new protagonist, Abby, a soldier who unleashes his murderous violence.
She is embodied by Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart, Dopesitic), an actress who initially expected to interpret Ellie when The last of us He had to adapt for the cinema in the mid -2010.
For Gabriel Luna, who assumes the role of Tommy, Joel’s brother, the second season “is very cathartic”, because she comes out at some point in the world where conflicts are furious and international alliances are breaking.
“The first season, we tell the story of a pandemic, fearing that there is tiredness,” on this issue, he told AFP. “But I think the experience that everyone has lived gave them an entry point in what we were doing.”
Satisfied and outdated expectations
“Season 2 is about conflicts,” he added. “At this time, worldwide, we face these conflicts. People are trapped in the revenge wheel. Can we break it? Will it break? And this is where we are.”
Answers that season 2 should bring promises to the microphone of BFMTV Young Mazino, aka Jesse. “I know there are many expectations of fans. They can be satisfied or even surpassed by the general quality of the series.”
Season 2 adapts only part of the second video game The last of us. A suite is already planned: HBO renewed last week, upstream of the broadcast, the series for a third season.
Source: BFM TV
