The Banshees of Inisherin The Last Of Us

The Last of Us is a gripping post-apocalyptic drama television series on HBO, that’s been created by Craig Mazin of Chernobyl fame and Neil Druckmann, creator of the highly acclaimed video game the show is adapted from.

After a global pandemic destroys civilisation, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may prove to be humanity’s last hope.

Director: Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin

Cast : Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Nick Offerman, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge

Why Is It Worth Watching?

Taking place in 2023, the show is set 20 years into a global pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection that transforms its hosts into zombie-like creatures and leads to the collapse of society and life as we know it.

The story may initially seem to be based around this major plot point as the obvious antagonist and centre of events. Instead, it chooses to focus on the people who are left occupying what remains of the world and their ways of persevering, which is at times surprising or downright shocking as the human race stares at its looming and eventual end.

In the midst of all this, the show draws our attention to a love story, not the usual romantic kind that we’re all too familiar with but something few may consider, a far more potent one – the love a parent has for their child.

Staying true to the multiple-award-winning game, the series manages to capture the astonishing depth around this dark, violent and melancholic story that highlights the best and worst parts of humanity as everything around them is falling apart or, in this case, attempting to infect and kill them. After all, despite the impending doom and death at every turn, the film is truly about the last of us.