The first contact with the series of The Last of Us on HBO will be longer than usual, with a duration that exceeds one hour.
The Last of Us series on HBO Max premieres on January 16 in Spain.
There is very little time left for it to be released The Last of Us series on HBO Max, one of the most important productions of the platform and regarding adaptations of the world of video games to the small screen, since it is assured that it will be “the best story ever told of video games”. To be able to verify it with total certainty, we will have to wait until the next January 16the moment chosen for the premiere of the first episode of the same, which also The official duration has already been revealed and it will be really long.
In this way, as the HBO Max calendar has officially confirmed, the first episode of The Last of Us series will be 85 minutes long or, what is the same, 1 hour and 25 minutes. Undoubtedly, a perfect occasion to start introducing all the characters and allow the plot to progress in a certain way, since everything indicates that the total footage will also be higher than that of other productions that have been seenboth on the platform and in adaptations from the world of video games.
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The objective of Naughty Dog and HBO is that with The Last of Us it is finally achieved elevate video games in other types of formats, since up to now great quality has not been seen in other works who have followed the same path.
The great works of PlayStation are preparing to make the leap to television and cinema
The Last of Us will not be the only license that PlayStation brings to the small screensince other large franchises such as Horizon: Zero Dawn or God of War have fully confirmed series and in full production, although they will not come from HBO. On the other hand, in the field of cinema, Gran Turismo and Death Stranding are also preparing their adaptations to the big screenadding a good list of options that will surely be expanded soon.
The Last of Us series will follow the events of the original Naughty Dog game which, in addition, recently received its remake on PS5 to allow all players to explore the adventure of Joel and Ellie prior to the premiere of the series on HBO.