Kaitlyn Dever has been officially cast as Abby in The Last of Us Season 3.
After the end of season two, which fans will tell you fell flat, the focus of the story now shifts to the arrival of Abby.
WHO IS ABBY, AND WILL SHE MAKE THE LAST OF US BETTER?
Dever’s new role will be the lead as her character eliminates Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, dramatically.
Fans of this story and those who have played the computer game will know that Abby is a former Firefly and the daughter of Jerry Anderson. Anderson was killed by Joel, which sees Abby embark on a quest of vengeance.
Abby tracks down Joel and kills him. This becomes the first thread in a web of violence that is woven into the story, seeing Abby and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) on either end of a vast divide.
In time, Abby grows wary of her mission for revenge. She forms a bond with Lev, a runaway who escaped the clutches of the Seraphites.
CREATING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE LAST OF US
This recent season was met with widely spread disappointment. Naturally, the show’s creators, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, are in search of redemption. This was surely the thinking with the announcement of this new casting at an Emmys FYC event.
Adapting PlayStation or Xbox titles for film and television very seldom goes well. The Last of Us may have gotten away with it in season one, but not so much in its more recent run. Bella Ramsey’s resemblance to the character of Ellie has also been called into question. Despite that, her performance remains an irrefutable aspect of the production.
ANOTHER LONG WAIT FOR FANS
The slump may be a result of the long wait between season one and season two. There was a two-year gap between seasons, the stories of which jumped ahead by five years as far as the plot is concerned.
Filming for the next season of The Last of Us will begin in 2026. The show is projected to air in 2027. That can either be viewed as the directors taking their time so as to make up for this last season, or creatives simply falling into the same trap all over again.
DO YOU THINK THE NEXT SEASON OF THE LAST OF US WILL BE BETTER THAN THE LAST?
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