Joel and Ellie’s apocalyptic journey arrived on HBO Max this weekend, as the primary episode of The Final of Us landed on the streaming service. The present adapts the legendary PlayStation online game sequence from developer Naughty Canine, with the nine-episode season 1 specializing in the preliminary entry within the franchise.
The present premiered Sunday with episodes coming every week till March 12.
The Final of Us launch dates and occasions
This is the complete launch schedule for The Final of Us on HBO Max, and we’ll regulate this if the corporate broadcasts any adjustments or breaks. New episodes will arrive at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET), which you may keep in mind because the time slot occupied by Home of the Dragon final yr.
- Episode 1: Accessible now
- Episode 2: Sunday, Jan. 22
- Episode 3: Sunday, Jan. 29
- Episode 4: Sunday, Feb. 5
- Episode 5: Sunday, Feb. 12
- Episode 6: Sunday, Feb. 19
- Episode 7: Sunday, Feb. 26
- Episode 8: Sunday, March 5
- Episode 9: Sunday, March 12
The place is The Final of Us obtainable exterior the US?
The present drops globally on the identical time, so there are the occasions for a number of areas:
- Canada, Crave at 9 p.m. Sunday
- UK and Eire: Sky Atlantic and Now at 2 a.m. Monday
- Australia: Binge and Foxtel at 1 p.m. AEDT Monday
- New Zealand: Neon at 3 p.m. Monday
What’s The Final of Us?
Set in a world the place a scarily plausible fungal mind an infection remodeled a lot of the world’s inhabitants into violent cannibals, the video games comply with grumpy smuggler Joel and his upbeat teen pal Ellie as they journey throughout a ruined US.
Mysterious teen Ellie (left) may change the destiny of the world in The Final of Us.
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Who’s in it?
The sequence stars The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal as Joel, together with his fellow Recreation of Thrones alumnus Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman, Anna Torv from Fringe and Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey all present up too.
It is written by Craig Mazin (creator of HBO’s Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (the video games sequence’ inventive director) added this to provide newcomers a agency grounding,
Is there a trailer?
Sure, HBO has given us just a few tastes of the present. The latest trailer arrived in December.
How scary is it?
It is extra thriller than horror, with loads of intense moments. The contaminated do not present up usually — Joel and Ellie face extra human survivors than monsters — however are used to nice impact once they do.
Do I must have performed the video games?
No, the present retells the occasions of the primary sport (which got here out in 2013) with some storylines and background components expanded. Nonetheless, The Final of Us and its 2020 sequel are among the most partaking video games ever made. It is best to undoubtedly dive in if the present intrigues you,
The unique sport is out there on PS3, PS4 and PS5 (a PC model is popping out March 3), whereas the second is at present solely on PS4.
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