‘The Last of Us’ Release Schedule: When Does Episode 7 Come to HBO Max?

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Joel and Ellie’s bleak journey is rolling out on HBO Max. The primary six episodes of The Last of Us can be found on the streaming service now — episode 6 got here out final Sunday and episode 7 arrives this weekend.

The present adapts the legendary PlayStation online game sequence from developer Naughty Canine, with the nine-episode season 1 specializing in the preliminary entry within the franchise. It is also been renewed for a second season.

The present premiered on Jan. 15, drawing an audience of 10 million in its first two days, with episodes coming every week till March 12. The remaining six episodes are scheduled to launch on Sundays.

Table of Contents

The Last of Us launch dates and occasions
The place is The Last of Us accessible outdoors the US?
What’s The Last of Us?
Who’s in it?
Are there trailers?
How scary is it?
Do I want to have performed the video games?
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The Last of Us launch dates and occasions

Here is the total launch schedule for The Last of Us on HBO Max. We’ll modify this if the corporate pronounces any modifications or breaks. New episodes will arrive at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET), which you may bear in mind because the time slot occupied by Home of the Dragon final yr.

The place is The Last of Us accessible outdoors the US?

The present drops globally on the identical time, so there are the occasions for a number of areas:

Canada: Crave at 9 p.m. SundayUK and Eire: Sky Atlantic and Now at 2 a.m. MondayAustralia: Binge and Foxtel at 1 p.m. AEDT MondayNew Zealand: Neon at 3 p.m. Monday

What’s The Last of Us?

Set in a world the place an unnervingly plausible fungal mind an infection transforms most of the world’s inhabitants into violent cannibals, the video games observe grumpy smuggler Joel and his upbeat teen pal Ellie as they journey throughout a ruined US.

Ellie and Joel often get moments to relaxation.

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Who’s in it?

The sequence stars The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal as Joel, together with his fellow Sport of Thrones alumnus Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman, Anna Torv from Fringe and Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey present up too.

Are there trailers?

HBO gave us a number of tastes of the present. The (*7*) arrived in December, and the corporate has been dropping episode previews forward of every new installment.

How scary is it?

It is extra thriller than horror, with loads of intense moments. The contaminated do not present up usually — Joel and Ellie face extra human survivors than monsters — however are used to nice impact once they do.

Do I want to have performed the video games?

No. The present retells the occasions of the primary sport, which got here out in 2013, with some storylines and background parts expanded.

Writers Craig Mazin (creator of HBO’s Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (the video games sequence’ inventive director) added a flashback scene to give newcomers a agency grounding within the story’s origins.