HBO has announced that they are developing an eight-figure budget series based on The Last of Us and its sequel, which is expected to premiere anytime soon. Fans don’t have to worry about the show being low-quality, as the video game adaptation reportedly has a budget that’s in the eight-figure range per episode.
HBO describes the new TV series as “an epic battle for survival” with the story following the evolution of the world and characters we know. With a budget this high, it’s hard to imagine how any fan won’t be able to enjoy the show.
The Last Of Us TV Show Reportedly Has A Massive $802 Million Budget
Why You Don’t Have To Worry About It Being “Low Quality?” Fans don’t have to worry about HBO’s Last of Us series being low quality, as the video game adaptation reportedly has a budget that’s in the eight-figure range per episode.

HBO’s The Last of Us television series reportedly has a massive budget in the eight-figure range per episode. Fans of Naughty Dog’s hit video game series have been clamoring for a live-action adaptation for years, but aside from the one canceled movie that faltered in development, nothing has come along just yet. Luckily, HBO’s Last of Us TV show is proving to be a more resilient project. The Last Of Us was officially greenlit last fall and it has since added multiple
HBO execs are hopeful the television version will expand the story even further than the original game did with its post-apocalyptic drama about survival” with the story following the evolution of the world and characters we know. With a budget this high, it’s hard to imagine how any fan won’t be able to enjoy the show.
Release Date of “The Last of Us”
We don’t have any official confirmation of the release date as of now. But we can speculate about the release date by looking into one photo. The first photo of the set tells us that filming will wrap around June 2022. So, we can expect the television series to air in the last quarter of 2022.
Cast Details of “The Last of Us”
- Merle Dandridge will play The Fireflies leader Marlene
- Nico Parker will play Joel’s daughter, Sarah
- Con O’Neill will play Bill
- Murray Bartlett will play Frank
- Jeffrey Pierce will play an original character by the name of Perry.