HBO Max Schedule January 9-15: New TV & Movies

The Final of Us live-action collection is the crown jewel of the HBO Max schedule for January 9-15.

On Sunday, January 15, the streaming service will add The Final of Us to its out there content material. The collection will deal with the occasions of the critically acclaimed first recreation. Becoming a member of Pascal and Ramsey are Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Darkish Destiny) as Tommy Miller, Nico Parker (Dumbo) as Joel’s daughter Sarah, Anna Torv (Mindhunter) as Tess, and Merle Dandridge (The Flight Attendant) as she reprises her position from the video video games as Marlene, the chief of a resistance group generally known as the Fireflies. It additionally options Jeffrey Pierce (Bosch) as Perry, Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) as Frank, Con O’Neill (Chernobyl) as Invoice, and Storm Reid (Euphoria) as Riley.

“The live-action collection takes place 20 years after fashionable civilization has been destroyed,” reads the synopsis. “Joel and Ellie, a pair linked by means of the harshness of the world they dwell in, are compelled to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek throughout a post-pandemic America.”

The live-action collection is government produced and co-written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and unique recreation author Neil Druckmann, who can also be serving as one of many administrators. It’s a co-production with Sony Photos Tv in affiliation with PlayStation Productions. Govt producers are Carolyn Strauss, Naughty Canine President Evan Wells, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.