Welp, the primary episode of HBO’s adaptation of The Closing of Us is out and we are floored.
Chernobyl director Craig Mazin and The Closing of Us writer Neil Druckmann inspired critics with the sequence debut on Sunday evening, and there may be masses extra survivalist doom the place that got here from.
In a trailer for what to anticipate from The Closing of Us within the coming weeks, you can see protagonists Joel (Pedro Pascal), Ellie (Bella Ramsey), and Tess (Anna Torv) journeying via an unrelenting post-apocalyptic The us, throughout a panorama of crumbling overgrown towns and darkish basements, attempting valiantly to steer clear of the monstrous Inflamed sufferers of the Cordyceps fungus — sure, that comes with the scary Clickers.
You’ll be able to additionally get a glimpse of Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett as Invoice and Frank, and Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen, which is simply straight-up thrilling casting on this bleak, threatening international. So, does The Closing of Us Season 1 duvet all of the first recreation? Here is what we all know.
The Closing of Us is now streaming on HBO Max(opens in a brand new tab) with new episodes airing weekly on HBO.