THE LAST OF US
ADVENTURE / DRAMA / SCI-FI
USA
2023-now
THE LAST OF US is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. THE LAST OF US consists of 11 episodes of 50 minutes.
STORY: 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed by a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: In the episode, titled “Long, Long Time”, Nick Offerman, plays Bill, a man who falls in love with a stranger named Frank (Murray Bartlett). Their love story, which spans two decades, is the focus of the entire episode, with series leads Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) making only short appearances.
Bill (Nick Offerman) & Frank (Murray Bartlett)
NICK OFFERMAN (2023) June 26, 1970, Joliet, IL, USA
MURRAY BARTLETT (2023) March 20, 1971, Sydney, Australia
SPECIAL: Nick Offerman has revealed that he received a “lot of homophobic hate” following his one-episode appearance in The Last of Us. “I was kinda fascinated by how openly people will express hate and brand themselves as bigots,” he said. “I kept thinking: ‘We can see you!’ Because here were men saying: ‘I’m a father and a Christian and a patriot and I hate queers’.”
AWARDS: ‘THE LAST OF US’ won 8 Primetime Emmys. 64 wins & 126 nominations.
8.8 IMDB
