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Photo: Charley Gallay (Getty Images)Isabela Merced’s resume is already stacked, but the star of underrated gem Dora the Explorer and The Lost City of Gold is just getting started. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the young actress—who’s soon to enter Sony’s live-action Marvel universe as Anya Corazon (whose spider-sona is Araña) in Madame Web—discussed two other major projects she has in the pipeline: James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy and The Last of Us season two.Sean Gunn on Working With His BrotherMerced shared…

Image: HBOAfter two months of recaps and video reviews, I can’t believe HBO’s The Last of Us is over. For now, of course. Season two (and probably three) is on the way, but for now, fans are left to wallow in the horrific actions of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and their impact on Ellie (Bella Ramsey).Along the way you may have noticed, but maybe not, that most of the images io9 used to illustrate articles on The Last of Us didn’t reveal much. That’s because HBO would release only a handful of photos—all carefully chosen to avoid…

The Last of UsPhoto: Liane Hentscher/HBOWhile HBO’s The Last of Us might have spent most of its time reinforcing the fact that in any given apocalypse, human beings are the worst of all monsters—the show’s clickers were also downright terrifying too. Prepare yourself for the horrifying flashbacks that will come with this video of performers recording the vocalizations that characterize these zombie-like monsters.Recording clicker ADR may indeed be “the best job in the world,” the chance to use one’s talents in vocal…

Image: HBOThe climactic season one finale of The Last of Us, where we’ll find out the this current arc’s fates for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) is nearly upon us. But it’s not quite the end before we have to wait for season two.If you’re bummed to see them go HBO Max has announced that there will be a behind-the-scenes special that will give us a bit more of star duo with the seriesensemble alongside showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin in The Making of The Last of Us. Check out the teaser…

Nick Offerman’s Bill was at the center of “Long, Long Time.”Image: HBOWe realize it’s only January, but if 2023 gives us a better episode of television than episode three of The Last of Us, we’ll be very lucky. “Long, Long Time”—which was less an episode and more a short movie, clocking in around 76 minutes—told a story inspired by the game, but mostly original to the show. Yes, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are a big part of it,but the majority focuses on two characters whose 15-plus year journey not just…

Anna Torv as Tess.Image: HBOAfter only two weeks, it should be pretty clear that HBO’s The Last of Us is catching on with audiences. From its spot-on adaptation of elements of the video game, to its dark extensions of that lore, to the terrifying reality of its world, fans and non-fans of the game alike seem to be eating it up. And, in the latest episode, there seemed to be less eating and more... kissing, which some may have found curious.As discussed in our extended recap, episode twoof The Last of Us ended with Tess…

Time to learn more about Ellie, and the virus. Image: HBOThe second episode of The Last of Us was all about beginnings: the beginning of the viral outbreak that would basically end the world, and the beginning of Joel and Ellie’s story as the pair, along with Tess, set out into the open world of Boston. Helmed by Last of Us game director and series co-showrunner Neil Druckmann, it was a subtly video game-influenced episode that also added to the franchise’s mythology in some scary, fascinating ways.Before we could pick up…

Image: HBOI love The Last of Us franchise. I’ve played all three games (which includes the DLC), been wholly engrossed by them, and that’s why I’m here to begin io9's recaps of the new HBO show. However, with a few exceptions, these recaps are going to be more focused on the show itself—a series of thoughts and observations based on how showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann chose to adapt that story for TV. Because let’s face it, the story has to work and be engaging for someone who doesn’t know anything about the…

Screenshot: HBO MaxIf there’s a genre that won’t die, it’s survivors doing their best (and sometimes their worst) amid a zombie apocalypse. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us PlayStation games offer a particularly compelling take on the story—which is why the series is soon making the jump to HBO Max. Today, we’ve got close-up looks at the main characters thanks to a series of new posters.The adaptation, which arrives January 15,  stars The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal as Joel, a man out for redemption in a world riddled with…