New Cast for Final Season
John Goodman and Laura Bailey Join The Last of Us for Final Season
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John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey have joined HBO’s The Last of Us for its third season. Goodman and Alexander will play Joey and Paco, a self-described “Heroes of the Highway” duo, while Bailey will portray Elizabeth, a leader of the Seraphites. Alexander and Bailey previously performed Lev and Abby, respectively, in The Last of Us Part II; on the series, Lev is played by Kyriana Kratter and Abby by Kaitlyn Dever. Season 3 is expected to center on Abby’s story and is slated to premiere in 2027; HBO has indicated it is planned as the show’s final season. Co-creator Neil Druckmann has departed, leaving Craig Mazin as sole showrunner.
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Laura Bailey previously appeared in the HBO series’ first season as one of the nurses Joel kills while rescuing Ellie; showrunner Craig Mazin said in 2023 that bringing her back in another role would be easy: “She’s got a mask on, so we can make her anything we want in the next season.”
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Bailey praised Kaitlyn Dever’s portrayal of Abby, saying: “She’s just phenomenal… I just loved how much she brought to the character and made it her own.”
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John Goodman’s Joey is an original character who did not appear in the video games.
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Season 3’s cast also includes Jason Ritter, Patrick Wilson, Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr., alongside returning performers including Bella Ramsey, Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna and Jeffrey Wright.
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Joel was killed in the Season 2 finale, though a flashback appearance by Pedro Pascal remains possible, according to Deadline.
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