HBO has revealed the promo trailer for The Last of Us‘ upcoming eighth episode, titled “When We Are in Need,” which is directed by Ali Abbasi from a screenplay written by series creator Craig Mazin. The next episode will premiere this Sunday, March 5.
The video gives us our first glimpse at another Ellie-centered episode, as she continues to take care of an injured Joel. It features Ellie meeting a new group of survivors which included The Last of Us game actor Troy Baker in the new role of James. Baker originally voiced Joel in the video games.
Check out The Last of Us Episode 8 trailer below:
Joining Pascal and Ramsey are Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) as Tommy Miller, Nico Parker (Dumbo) as Joel’s daughter Sarah, Anna Torv (Mindhunter) as Tess, and Merle Dandridge (The Flight Attendant) as she reprises her role from the video games as Marlene, the leader of a resistance group known as the Fireflies. It also features Jeffrey Pierce (Bosch) as Perry, Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) as Frank, Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as Bill, and Storm Reid (Euphoria) as Riley.
“The live-action series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed,” reads the synopsis. “Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across a post-pandemic America.”
The live-action series is executive produced and co-written by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and original game writer Neil Druckmann, who is also serving as one of the directors. It is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions. Executive producers are Carolyn Strauss, Naughty Dog President Evan Wells, and PlayStation Productions’ Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan.
