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‘The Last of Us’

Season 2 Adds
Danny Ramirez,
Ariela Barer, Tati
Gabrielle and
Spencer Lord
The group will portray Manny, Mel, Nora
and Owen, respectively, from the Naughty
Dog video game’s sequel

From L to R: Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle,

Spencer Lord (Getty Images/Kristine Cofsky
Photography)

Lucas Manfredi March 1, 2024 @ 8:00 AM

Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle

and Spencer Lord are joining HBO’s
highly-anticipated “The Last of Us” Season 2
cast in key roles from the Naughty Dog video
game franchise’s sequel.

Ramirez (“Top Gun: Maverick”) will portray

Manny, a loyal soldier whose sunny outlook
belies the pain of old wounds and a fear that
he will fail his friends when they need him
most. Barer (“How to Blow Up a Pipeline”)
will play Mel, a young doctor whose
commitment to saving lives is challenged by
the realities of war and tribalism.

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Gabrielle (“You”) has been cast as Nora, a

military medic struggling to come to terms
with the sins of her past. Lord (“Heartland”)
will take on the role of Owen, a gentle soul
trapped in a warrior’s body, condemned to
fight an enemy he refuses to hate.

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'The Last of Us' Season

2 Casts Kaitlyn Dever
as Abby

“The Last of Us” takes place 20 years after

modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel,
a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle
Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive
quarantine zone. What starts as a small job
soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking
journey, as they both must traverse the U.S.
and depend on each other for survival.

Season 2, which began filming in February,

will focus on the events of “The Last of Us:
Part II,” which takes place five years after
Joel and Ellie’s dangerous journey across the
post-pandemic United States, where the pair
has settled down in Jackson, Wyoming.

“Living amongst a thriving community of

survivors has allowed them peace and
stability, despite the constant threat of the
infected and other, more desperate
survivors,” the game’s synopsis states.
“When a violent event disrupts that peace,
Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to
carry out justice and find closure.”

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will return in

Season 2 as Joel and Ellie, respectively.
Other new cast members in Season 2 include
Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as
Jesse, Isabela Merced as Dina and Catherine
O’Hara in a currently undisclosed role.

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HBO has not yet set a premiere date but the

show isn’t expected to debut until 2025.

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'The Last of Us' Adds

Catherine O'Hara to
Season 2 Cast

Season 2 of “The Last of Us” is written and

executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil
Druckmann. Other executive producers
include Carolyn Strauss, Jacqueline Lesko,
Cecil O’Connor, Asad Qizilbash, Carter
Swan, and Evan Wells.

Mazin and Druckmann will return to direct,

as will Peter Hoar, who was nominated for
an Emmy for Season 1’s third episode,
“Long, Long Time.” New director additions
include Mark Mylod (“Succession), Nina
Lopez-Corrado (“Perry Mason”), Stephen
Williams (“Watchmen”) and Kate Herron
(“Loki”).

The series is a co-production with Sony

Pictures Television. Other producers include
PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The
Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog.

Ramirez is repped by CAA, Anonymous

Content, Viewpoint and Hansen, Jacobson,
Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren,
Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, Meigs &
Fox, L.L.P. Barer is repped by Odenkirk
Provissiero Entertainment, Verve Talent and
Literary Agency and Felker Toczek
Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan.
Gabrielle is repped by CAA, manager Deidre
Graham and attorney Darrell Miller, Esquire
of FoxRothschild. Lord is repped by RED
Management.

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Showrunner Open to
Spin-Offs – 'In
Principle'

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Lucas Manfredi joined TheWrap in November 2022
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