The hugely anticipated series based on one of the most successful video games ever made is just weeks away, as The Last of Us is finally coming to screens. The Last of Us video game received overwhelming critical acclaim upon its release in 2013, and eventually became one of the biggest-selling games of all time.
It sold around 20m copies by April 2018, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. Shortly after its release, the game’s writer and creative director Neil Druckmann attempted to adapt it into a film, which was eventually cancelled.
Now, almost 10 years later, a television adaptation is just around the corner, set to premiere on Sky and its streaming subscription service Now. The Last of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization was decimated by a fungus that turns those infected into vicious, zombie-like creatures.
