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The very successful adaptation of the video game has already made millions of fans around the world. Back on a phenomenon that seduces an increasingly wide audience.

"The Last of Us", the series of the year

The figures are edifying: when it was released in January, the first episode alone had gathered 4.7 million viewers, placing it just behind the other great success of recent months, "House of the Dragon".

But unlike the spin-off of "Game of Thrones", whose audiences had quickly stagnated, "The Last of us" announces an ever-increasing number of views: 5.7 million for the 2nd episode, 6.4 million for the 3rd, and up to 8.1 million for the 8th episode, an absolute record. In addition, all platforms combined, each chapter is now approaching 30 million viewers, a real global success for the most popular series of the moment.

The adaptation of a famous video game

From the first minutes, the story plunges us into a world consumed by Cordyceps, a mushroom that turns people into zombies. We follow the characters of Joel, a trafficker broken by tragedy, and Ellie, a young teenager with mysterious power, both in search of fireflies, a militia of rebellious survivors. To the delight of fans, and despite some scripted freedoms, most of the scenes are identical to those of the video game and the plot of this first season fits exactly to the scenario of the first game.

"The Last of Us" takes us into the post-apocalyptic universe, led by one of the game's creators, Neil Druckmann, and Craig Mazin ("Chernobyl") and carried by the incredible performance of the duo Pedro Pascal ("The Mandalorian", "Game of Thrones") and Bella Ramsey ("Game of Thrones").

A 9th episode awaited by millions of fans.

At the rate of one chapter every Monday since mid-January, the first season is about to lower the curtain with episode 9, entitled "Look for the light", a reference to the motto of the fireflies. With a duration of only 43 minutes, it is the shortest of the season: little time, and yet still a lot to say in this final that should show the arrival of Joel and Ellie in the city of Salt Lake City.

This final chapter will also see, in a flashback, a well-known character from the video game, Ellie's mother, played by Ashley Johnson, real interpreter of the character in video games.

Given this phenomenal success, the series has already been renewed for a second season, based, this time, on the second game "The Last of Us". Filming has even been advanced by the production and should begin as early as spring.

How to take advantage of this last chapter?

Episode 9 of "The Last of Us" will be available live on Amazon Prime this Monday, March 13, at 3am and will be followed by a special Making-Of, on the backstage of the shooting.

To not miss anything of this long-awaited finale, subscribe as soon as possible to the Amazon Prime streaming channel and discover thousands of quality movies and series, unlimited and on 3 screens simultaneously. The subscription will only cost you €6.99 per month or €69.90 per year. Prime Video also takes care of small budgets, with a discounted student subscription of €24 per year, after a 90-day free trial period. Once subscribed, you will also be able to access Prime Video Channels, a platform offering a selection of thematic channels for youth, series, documentaries or sports.

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