The Last of Us executive producer Craig Mazin teases there is an especially emotional Joel (Pedro Pascal) flashback coming up. The Last of Us premiered on HBO Max on January 15 and is an adaption of the PlayStation video game of the same name. The series explores a post-apocalyptic world in which Cordyceps fungus has adapted to infect humans, sparking a global pandemic. Joel, a man reeling from loss in this world where humans are rendered violent monsters by fungus, finds himself given the responsibility of protecting Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a young girl with immunity to the virus, who may be the world's only hope of survival. In just three episodes, the series has proved deeply emotional but may not have even touched on the most tragic scenes yet.

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