Caitlin Dever will play the lead character of Abby

TV Series – This rumor has been floating around for weeks. American actress Caitlin Dever will play Abby in season 2 The Last of UsThis was announced in the American press, including Tuesday, January 9 The Hollywood Reporter.

Caitlin Dever, featured last year huntedThe film Alien Invasion, released in France on Disney+, will feature the central character in episode two of the video game on which the postapocalyptic drama series is based.

Here is the description: “Abby is a capable soldier whose black-and-white worldview is challenged as she avenges the one she loved.”…

Audition for the role of Ellie…

Note that Caitlin Dever already has a connection to the series, as fans of the video game long lobbied for her to get the lead role of Ellie – which eventually went to Bella Ramsey – due to her resemblance to the character in the game. The 27-year-old actress also auditioned for the role, but the producers wanted a younger actress (Bella Ramsey is 20).

In season 1 of The Last of UsPedro Pascal and Bela Ramsay play Joel and Ellie, two survivors of a post-apocalyptic America, decades after the arrival of a fungus that turns humans into zombies.

The series, which aired on HBO, was the biggest hit of 2022 on the American platform. In France, it airs on Amazon Prime Video.

Season 2 will only be released in 2025, with filming delayed due to a writers’ and actors’ strike that hit Hollywood hard for several months in 2023.

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