The last of us confirms his status as a phenomenon. The series adapted from the famous video game continues to be a success and breaks records on the American channel HBO.
According variety, the fourth episode drew 7.5 million viewers on Sunday night. An all the more impressive score that a competing channel was broadcasting the Grammy Awards ceremony at the same time.
The last of us This the most popular series of the moment. With 4.7 million viewers, episode 1 is the channel’s most watched pilot in 10 years, behind that of dragon housethe derivative of game of Thrones.
An impressive margin of progress
Since its release, The last of us attracted more and more viewers: the second episode was thus seen by more than 5.7 million viewers and the third exceeded 6.4 million viewers.
dragon house it had experienced an equally impressive margin of progress last September, but its viewership had dwindled after the third episode.
Originally scheduled for next Sunday against the Super Bowl – the most anticipated sporting event of the year – the fifth episode of The last of us it will finally be available two days earlier, starting Saturday morning in France (on Prime Video).
Soon a second season
Adaptation of a popular video game, The last of us follows the duo formed by Joel, a drug dealer torn apart by tragedy, and Ellie, the teenager he must protect, the last hope of a world nearly destroyed by a virus, where zombies run rampant.
The nine episodes, supervised by Neil Druckmann (one of the game’s creators) and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl), take place in a post-apocalyptic America, locked in by a military dictatorship.
Joel and Ellie are played by Pedro Pascal (the mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (game of Thrones). The series has already been renewed for a second season.
Source: BFM TV
