‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts Kaitlyn Dever as Abby
“The Last of Us” Season 2 has found its Abby.
The fan-favorite character, a conflicted soldier embroiled in conflict between her own post-apocalyptic militia and a religious cult, will be played by Kaitlyn Dever. Production is set to begin in February, with filming on the critically revered and Daytime Emmy-winning show previously postponed due to the since-ended strikes.
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In Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us Part II,” released for PlayStation 4 in January 2020, Abby is as much a co-lead of the game as the original’s star, Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey in the series). Throughout the game, players alternate between Ellie and Abby’s points of view in fighting off humans infected by Cordyceps as well as their fellow survivors left in the United States. “Part II” takes players from rural Wyoming to a dystopian Seattle.
No spoilers, but the sequel game finds Ellie and Abby on a collision course following the hospital shootout led by Joel (Pedro Pascal), Ellie’s now-guardian. The events that concluded Season 1 of the HBO series, which is set to conclude filming in British Columbia in September, are what start the second game. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann co-created the HBO show, which ran in the first quarter of 2023 and ticked well over 1 million viewers per week by the end of its first season run.
Per HBO, Abby is “a skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the world is challenged as she seeks vengeance for those she loved.”
“Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters in the source material. Nothing matters more than talent, and we’re thrilled to have an acclaimed performer like Kaitlyn join Pedro, Bella and the rest of our family,” said Mazin and Druckmann in a statement.
Dever most recently starred in the Hulu sci-fi horror movie “No One Will Save You.” She’s also known for the films “Booksmart,” Netflix’s recent “Good Grief” in a small role, “Next Goal Wins,” and “Rosaline.” On TV, she’s starred in “Unbelievable” and “Justified.”
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