If you haven’t been to the moon in the past few months, you know that very well The last of us is available from today January 16th on Sky Atlantic and streaming only on NOW. It’s a production that has garnered a lot of attention for a thousand different reasons and promises to set new standards for the television adaptations of our favorite video games. For this reason we have decided to follow the first episode live from The White Rabbit in Rome tonight at 21:15 with you. Pierpaolo Greco and Francesco Serino will be holding up the banner of Multiplayer.it and Gamers, while Movieplayer.it’s Antonio Cuomo and Valentina Ariete will give us their opinion as cinema and TV series experts!
You are all invited to participate, even if you are one of those who know the video game Naughty Dog by heart or are one of those who stayed up late to watch the show contemporary with the USA this morning at 3! But even if the episode will be available immediately on demand on NOW, we’ll wait for the evening at 9:15 p.m. to see it live with you in the original language and with Italian subtitles: no spoilers!
For the Italian version It has to be waited for Monday January 23: in fact, at 9.15 p.m. Episode 1 will be broadcast on Sky Atlantic and in streaming only NOW in a dubbed version, followed by the second episode of The Last of Us in the original version with Italian subtitles .
For the uninitiated, The Last of Us series was adapted by him Neil Druckman, the creator of the original game, and Chernobyl director Craig Mazin. The story takes place 20 years after modern civilization was destroyed by a contagious fungus called Cordyceps. Joel, a survivor, is hired to help Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, secretly escape from a very oppressive quarantine zone. What begins as a small job soon turns into a brutal and harrowing journey as both traverse what is left of the United States.
But you knew all that, didn’t you?
What you may not know is that the series will be a lot consistent with the original game and with the universe created by Naughty Dog, which, despite some small changes, is designed to expand and tell better some stories and supporting characters, adapting the plot clearly to the needs of a TV series.
The international press has reviewed The Last of Us series very positively, with unanimous appreciation for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the actors who masterfully play Joel and Ellie. The rest of the to water consisting of Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Anna Torv, Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman impressed with acting quality.
The anticipation is sky high and we can’t wait to watch and comment on the first episode with you guys!