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People have been left in tears after watching the first episode of The Last of US

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Published 04:06 16 Jan 2023 GMT

People have been left in tears after watching the first episode of The Last of US

Even those who have played the video game and knew what was coming were reaching for their tissue boxes.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

People have been left in tears after watching the first episode of The Last of Us TV series.

The new show has been adapted from the legendary video game and the writers stuck very closely to the script of what happens.

While many viewers have already played the game and know how the story plays out, they were still overwhelmed while watching the live-action episode titled 'When You're Lost in the Darkness'.

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One scene in particular had people reaching for their tissue boxes.

One person said on Twitter: "That was such an incredible, intense episode. They nailed the feel & atmosphere of the game. I loved it...HBO has something truly special here."

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Another added: "I’m beyond excited to see the rest of #TLOU. not only are Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey absolutely flawless in their roles, watching the episode felt like watching the gameplay again for the first time."

The TV show is set 20 years after a zombie infection decimated the world.

Pedro Pascal's character Joel is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone.

Alongside Pascal and Ramsey on the cast is Nick Offerman as Bill and Gabriel Luna as Tommy.

The creator of The Last of Us video game franchise, Neil Druckmann, is also on board for the live-action TV series.

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After seeing the premiere, people can't recommend the show more.

One viewer wrote: "Everybody should be watching #TLOU this is astounding. Like truly absolutely stunning. It's like a real translation of the game and an incredible adaptation all at once. Positively drowning in this premiere."

A second said: "This show is doing the game SO much justice right now while having its own elements that create an immersive TV show i LOVE this so much so far."

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For people who have played the video game, there won't be many surprises lurking in future episodes.

Ahead of the release, Neil Druckmann sat down with The Hollywood Reporter and shared that he has no plans to tell the story beyond the video game series.

He said: “We won’t run into the same issue as Game of Thrones since Part II doesn’t end on a cliffhanger.”

Druckmann added: “I don’t have any interest in a spinning-plates-go-on-forever show.

“When it becomes a perpetual motion machine, it just can’t help but get kind of … stupid. Endings mean everything to me.”

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The show will drop episode each week on HBO Max in the US on Sundays and on Sky Atlantic in the UK and Binge in Australia on Mondays.

Featured Image Credit: HBO

Topics: Gaming, TV and Film

Stewart Perrie
Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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