A new The Last of Us video shows off the adaptation's clickers and other threats. Based on the 2013 video game of the same name, the upcoming HBO series stars two Game of Thrones alumni in Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Pascal plays a hardened survivor named Joel who is tasked with escorting the teenaged Ellie, who is immune to the Cordyceps brain infection, across a post-apocalyptic United States. There have already been plenty of trailers and promotional materials for The Last of Us revealing how the show will adapt its beloved source material, though HBO is looking to continue building hype for the faithful video game adaptation leading up to its release.Now, with the show's premiere under a month away, HBO has unveiled a new TV spot for The Last of Us. The video shows off the adaptation's terrifying live-action clickers, other infected individuals, and human raiders. Watch the new video below:
How The Last of Us Live-Action Clickers Compare To The Games
The Last of Us TV series was co-developed by Neil Druckmann, who is the creator of the acclaimed Naughty Dog video game of the same name, so there was never really any doubt that HBO's adaptation would remain appropriately faithful to its beloved source material. In The Last of Us games, clickers are humans who have succumbed to the Cordyceps brain fungus and reached the dreaded third stage of infection. The terrifying creatures are colloquially known as clickers due to the sounds they produce for echolocation which, since they are blind, is their primary way of navigating their surroundings.
Based on The Last of Us trailers and other promotional materials, it appears the show's clickers are staying true to the video game in all the best ways possible. The show's creatures appear to be created using practical effects and prosthetics, producing a truly terrifying and unsettling result. As a story, The Last of Us relies heavily on its threats, both infected and human, so it is crucial that HBO's live-action adaptations nails these elements in order for it to function properly and see similar success as the games.
Other than the clickers, the latest Last of Us TV spot also highlights other types of infected individuals, which include runners, stalkers, bloaters, and shamblers. There is also the constant threat of human bandits, who raid settlements inhabited by survivors. If all these threats in The Last of Us function properly, it will allow the show's human relationships, especially that of Joel and Ellie, to develop and thrive. It won't be long before audiences find out for sure, as The Last of Us premieres January 15, 2023 on HBO.
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