HBO and Naughty Dog are collaborating to make a tv show of The Last of Us, and they've found a director for the first episode.
Neil Druckmann, the president of Naughty Dog will reportedly be working with Craig Mazin and Johan Renck, both from HBO's award-winning drama Chernobyl, to bring this video game to the small screen.
Renck, who won an Emmy for directing all five episodes of Chernobyl has been confirmed as being on board as an executive producer for the new TV series as well as to direct "at least" the pilot episode, according to Discussing Film.
Mazin, Chernobyl's creator, will also be an executive producer and writer for The Last of Us.
All we know about the upcoming series is that it will be based on the first game.
First released on PlayStation 3, The Last of Us shot to critical acclaim thanks to its glorious characters, world-building and its emotionally-charged storyline, which sees Ellie and Joel trying to survive in a brutal post-apocalyptic America.
Joel is tasked with escorting Ellie to a group called the Fireflies - and it doesn't take long to become heavily invested in the characters as their journey marches on.
We also know that Ellie, who is gay in the game, will remain so in the TV series.
Due to the game's monumental popularity, it was remastered for the PlayStation 4 and a sequel - The Last of Us Part II - will be coming out in a few weeks, on June 19. We recently had the chance to try out a small section of the upcoming sequel, you can give it a read here
Production on the TV show will likely begin after The Last of Us Part II release, so we don't expect to see it grace our TV screens for a while now.
