Another blow to The last of us. After mixed comments and disappointing audiences for its second season, the adapted series of homonymous video games must now face a beginning.
Neil DruckmannCreator of the game and co-showrunner of the series, decided to leave the ship. If you keep the title of executive producer, you will no longer participate in the script and the realization of the episodes of the series.
The news was announced in a press release published on the Instagram account of Naughty Dog, the editor of the video game company, of which Neil Druckmann is a part.
“I made the difficult decision to withdraw from the creation of The last of us In HBO. […] Coring This series was the highlight of my career. It was an honor to collaborate with Craig Mazin for the executive production, the realization and writing of the last two seasons. “
Neil Druckman evokes the desire to “[se] Concentrate completely in the mischievous dog and its future projects “, in particular the writing and the realization of the intergalactic game: the heresic benefit, and on”[ses] Responsibilities of the study director and creative director. “
Neil Druckmann is not the only one to leave production. Halley Gross, video game co-descriptis The last part of us part IIHe also decided to retire from the series. “I am very grateful to have lived this special experience, he writes on Instagram. Working with Neil, Craig, HBO and this team and these notable actors changed my life. The stories that we have told love, loss and what means being human in a terrifying world is precisely the reason why I like this franchise.”
Characters were
Should we see it as a link with disappointing audiences on the Max platform? The series, which follows the adventures of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in a post -apocalyptic world devastated by the spread of Cordycep fungus, had just renewed for a third season.
But the returns of spectators and criticisms were more than mixed. The players of The last of us It could have been afflicted by freedoms (too great) taken by writers, unlike season 1 that remains faithful to the license.
The writing of the characters has lost in force. If Joel’s character has gained sensitivity, revealing his humanity, Elie’s is still difficult or even careless. This is evidenced by the romantic relationship that she links with Dina. While it was possible to deepen the moods of the two young women, to make a strong narrative thread that could have saved the season, the feelings are still superficial here.
These are not the only reasons for this reception of means tones. Joel’s death, although present in the video game, was able to offend Pedro Pascal’s fans. Like the outstanding end: if he prepares the public to explore the story of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in season 2, frankly struggle to convince.
It remains to be seen how Craig Mazin, cooperator of the game, will manage to write the next episodes without Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross. Because it is also the participation of these two main figures of the game in the stage of the series that allowed the success of this adaptation.
A priori, season 3 must continue, in a broad scheme, the narrative arc of video games for the ABBy character. Production has not yet been launched.
Source: BFM TV
