Season 2 of HBO’s The Final of Us will star Kaitlyn Dever as Abby Anderson, the antagonist (and playable protagonist) of the online game The Final of Us Half 2, HBO and developer Naughty Dog introduced Tuesday.
Dever will be a part of returning solid members Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie within the subsequent season of HBO’s adaptation of the post-apocalyptic online game collection.
A Golden Globe and Emmy nominee, Dever is finest recognized for her roles in movies like Booksmart and No One Can Save You, and TV collection Justified and Dopesick. She additionally appeared in Naughty Canine’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s Finish as Cassie, daughter of Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher.
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Abby in The Final of Us Half 2 was portrayed by longtime Naughty Canine collaborator and veteran voice actor Laura Bailey — who made a short cameo in season 1 of HBO’s The Final of Us as a nurse within the closing episode, “Search for the Mild.” Abby’s in-game look was based mostly on two different girls: face mannequin Jocelyn Mettler and athlete Colleen Fotsch. The fictional occasions of The Final of Us Half 2 additionally led to the ladies who portrayed Abby being harassed by supposed followers of Naughty Canine’s video games, together with quite a few loss of life threats towards them.
The position of Abby shall be an important one to the story of season 2 (and presumably season 3) of The Final of Us. The story of Naughty Canine’s sequel, set years after the unique recreation, centered on the repercussions of Joel and Ellie’s selections within the first chapter; gamers skilled the ensuing battle from two views, taking part in as each Ellie and Abby over the course of The Final of Us Half 2’s prolonged story.
Season 2 of The Final of Us doesn’t have an introduced launch date, however probably received’t arrive till 2025. It’s unlikely to be the ultimate season, particularly if it maintains the success of the primary. Present creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have stated the remaining story of The Final of Us will span “multiple season.”