The Last of Us: Facts to Know Before Starting the Latest HBO’s Hit TV Series

The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic story about Ellie and Joel, whose bond may bring tears to the eyes. HBO just aired an adaptation of the 2013 video game of the same name, created by Naughty Dog and released by Sony Entertainment. It has piqued the interest of both the gaming community and zombie fanatics.

Apart from being a fantastic adaptation, it is also quite detailed in character casting and detailing to make the show as authentic as possible. Compared to series like the Walking Dead, another adaptation of the classic comic book also known as the Walking Dead, it would undoubtedly surprise another zombie fan.

Whether these nuances for the program were intended or not, they piqued the attention of viewers who drew their conclusions. If you want to delve into the nitty-gritty of the show, here are some behind-the-scenes information you would love to know about.

The infection-spreading fungus from The Last of Us is REAL!

To begin with, clickers aren’t zombies; zombies are people that have died and then resurrected.

The infected in The Last of Us are conscious people who had lost their minds due to parasite infestation. But don’t worry, the fungus can’t precisely take over people’s minds in reality, at least not yet.

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The game’s designers claim to have been inspired by a piece from the BBC’s “Planet Earth” documentary series, in which a fungus known as Cordyceps takes over the brain of an ant and subsequently controls each insect species, even going so far as to mutate according to each bug. More than 60% of Boston has succumbed to this infection that has taken over the population’s minds.

The same voice actors voiced the Last of Us clickers as in the game

Misty Lee and Phillip Kovats, who voiced the female and male clickers in the game, reprised their roles in the program. The voice actors verified the news on Twitter.

Clickers get their name from the clicking sounds their teeth create, and they seek and attack their prey via echolocation.

Neil Druckmann pitched the idea to George Romero

As part of a college assignment in 2004, Neil Druckmann pitched The Last of Us’ concept to George Romero, the American-Canadian director of Night of the Living Dead. The legendary filmmaker “didn’t like it,” and chose another student’s approach instead.

Years later, The Last of Us became the best-selling game in recent years and is regarded as one of the greatest games of all time after it was released on PlayStation 3 in 2013.

Is Joel immune because of a diet?

The realism of the characters in the TLOU game evoked moving excitement and heightened familiarity between the player and the characters, but that’s about it; the show doesn’t have it.

According to the second episode, the epidemic started at a flour mill in the city. It provided the basis for the fungi to develop and consume the necessary nutrients.

Joel and his daughter Sarah could eat wheat and flour products several times, but they don’t and glimpses of it can be seen when Joel refuses a cookie in the first episode. He also talks about Atkin’s diet. It emphasizes the deficient intake of carbohydrates.

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The fantastic amount of detail and attention put into the series. The designers are utilizing the series to fill in the past, but also to perform some more world-building and surface settings.