‘The Last of Us’ Season 1 E2: Premiere Time & Episode 2 Recap | Cinema and television

From 3 a.m., less than 1 hour in the Canary Islands, on January 23, the second episode of the popular TV series can be watched on HBO and HBO Max. The last of us.

This will be the general direction for each of the nine episodes that are part of the first season of the television adaptation of the video game created by Naughty Dog exclusively for PlayStation.

Every Monday at 3 am we will live a new show premiering in Spain for each chapter adapted to the first version of the video game The last of us And also the first expansion of the same The last one of us left behind.

It can read “When a global pandemic destroys civilization, a survivor takes care of a 14-year-old girl who could be humanity’s last hope.” The official recap of episode 2 of season 1.

Adapting a fantasy video game on the small screen or on streaming platforms is a very difficult challenge to overcome. But expectations in this new project HBO Max It was especially high considering it’s a hyper-realistic video game, and probably one of the most successful games of recent years.

A gigantic gaming experience now comes to life on the small screen Phenomenal similarities thanks to the work Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) But there are also important (some controversial) differences.

Judging by what the synopsis says, it looks like Joel and Ellie’s journey across the cordyceps-ravaged United States is about to begin. His destiny is the salvation of man thanks to the fireflies.

The Last of Us has, since premiered its first episode, been on One of the greatest entertainment explosions of 2023. A fact that might have surprised fans of the casual series but it only confirmed the potential of the universe for one of the most important sagas in video game history.