The query was never if 2023 would bring an HBO hit to rival House of the Dragon or Euphoria, but when. This 12 months, it only took a couple of weeks for the primary winner to land: The post-apocalyptic video game adaptation The Last of Us premiered to rave reviews and thrilled audiences, who helped make it the cable channel’s second-biggest debut in greater than a decade, per Variety.
Starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal as survivors Ellie and Joel, tasked with a cross-country mission through zombie-infested America, The Last of Us is an adaptation of the beloved, bestselling PlayStation video game first released in 2013. The series is taking a standard rollout approach to delivering its nine episodes, scheduled to drop weekly into March. Here’s easy methods to get caught up—or when to tune in next.
When do recent episodes of The Last of Us come out?
The Last of Us airs continue to exist HBO (most) Sunday nights at 9 p.m. EST, and becomes available to stream on HBO Max at the identical time. Nevertheless, this week’s episode will air on Friday, February 10, due to the Super Bowl conflicting with the same old Sunday time slot.
How do I watch The Last of Us?
You’ll need either a cable subscription to HBO or a subscription to HBO Max, which you should buy ad-free for $15.99 per thirty days or $9.99 per thirty days with ads.
What number of episodes of The Last of Us are left?
Here’s the weekly schedule as we understand it to this point.
- Episode 1, “When You’re Lost Within the Darkness,” streaming as of January 15
- Episode 2, “Infected,” streaming as of January 22
- Episode 3, “Long, Long Time,” streaming as of January 29
- Episode 4, “Please Hold My Hand,” streaming as of February 5
- Episode 5, “Endure and Survive,” streaming as of February 12
- Episode 6, “Kin,” streaming as of February 19
- Episode 7, streaming on February 26
- Episode 8, streaming on March 5
- Episode 9, streaming on March 12
When does The Last of Us finale air?
There are nine total episodes in The Last of Us season 1, meaning the finale will air on March 12. But that doesn’t mean the tip for the series: There’s already a second season coming.
How can I play the unique The Last of Us game?
If you should experience The Last of Us in all its original glory, you have got two options: When you’re good with a PlayStation controller, you may play through the sport on PS3, PS4, or PS5PS5. (There’s also a PC version coming later this 12 months.) When you’re not so handy with a joystick, you could find gameplay videos covering the whole thing of The Last of Us Part I throughout YouTube. Just prepare yourself for a 10-hour movie.
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Lauren Puckett-Pope is a staff culture author at ELLE, where she primarily covers film, television and books. She was previously an associate editor at ELLE.Â
