Nick Offerman Teases ‘Musical’ Spinoff for His ‘Last of Us’ Character After First Emmy Award Win

Published: 11:26 AM PST, January 7, 2024

Nick Offerman Ready to sing your way back to the zombie apocalypse. The 53-year-old actor picked up his first Emmy Award for his tearjerking role. The Last of UsAnd he revealed that ideas have been drawn up for a return to the franchise.

Offerman took home the trophy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday. A fan favorite story Follows Bill as he meets and falls in love with Frank (Murray Bartlett) before the pair met a tragic end. Bartlett was nominated in the same category along with a partner on Saturday

Last of Us Guests Lamar Johnson and Keivon Montreal Woodard, and SuccessionJames Cromwell and Arian Moed.

According to The last lineOfferman fielded a question in the press room about a possible flashback return to the series next season.

“Oh, great question, but I’d have to ask someone higher in pay grade than me,” Offerman told reporters.

“It’s definitely pitched. I think we’ve got a whole mini-series prequel to their lives before they meet each other. It could be a musical. We’re not short on ideas. We’ll just see. Craig (Mazin) and What Neil (Druckman) thinks,” he added jokingly.

Asked if he would play for revenge, Offerman responded with self-deprecating enthusiasm.

“Oh sure,” he said. “This time I was lucky. They needed someone who could use a shovel. Three of us in Hollywood, Harrison Ford passed and Jane Lynch wasn’t available.”

The Last of Us Saturday night was a big winner, with Storm Reid also winning Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Ellie’s (Bella Ramsay) ill-fated friend, Riley. The show also won for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Visual Effects, Main Title Design, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Picture Editing.

HBO announced in November 2023 that the series was planning to begin production on it Second season in early 2024following some delays due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

The video game adaptation’s series renewal was announced on January 27, 2023, two weeks after its series premiere, the streamer’s second-highest debut of all time. Game of Thrones. In July, the show’s first season received 24 Emmy nominations, including Best Drama Series. Fans are now clamoring for what happens next.

“It still feels surreal to me that he will go again,” Bella Ramsay “I don’t want to go into it comparing it to the experience of the first season,” he told ET of the renewal news.

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