HBO released the latest trailer The last of usthe long-awaited adaptation of Naughty Dog’s PlayStation game, and as is the case with most trailers for everything to come, it shows too much and not for the better.

A brief overview of the development of the project since we learned that HBO has the rights The last of us the news was served in drops, until the arrival of the first video preview, which was soon followed by the first official trailer, more extensive and with more details on its account.

With these two videos, we already knew practically everything about the series, and in case more was needed, here comes another one, full of details, as worse happens on many occasions with the trailers released today, which innards of the films and serials cut in the same and repeating pattern.

Yes, we are talking about adaptation, supposed to be semi-faithful, of the best-selling and very well-known title. But anyway. This is why unlike many other opinions that point to a very acceptable previous result The last of usI’ll say the opposite: it looks like a series of draws that doesn’t suit the game one bit.

In this regard, it should be noted that the presence of Neil Druckmann, vice president of the Naughty Dog studio and writer and creative director of the franchise, as well as co-creator and co-writer of the series, serves perhaps the most important. in the final, put together a solid story that will interest the viewer. What is the visual impact – or lack thereof – of this adaptation, however, leaves something to be desired.

Together with Druckmann, who is in charge of the series and the script, Craig Mazin is responsible for the fantastic Chernobyl, which is still positive, no doubt about it. So where is the bad? In an average performance, without any tension… and a front pair that just doesn’t convey anything like the original Joel and Ellie.

It’s clear that Ellen Page isn’t in the mood to play a teenage girl right now, but Gerard Butler was perfect for the role. Much better than Pedro Pascal, whose acting quality is more than proven, but who seems overdone, at least in the trailer. Bella Ramsey also doesn’t seem like the best choice to play Ellie.

It’s not all bad news. There are also Nick Offerman (parks and recreation, developers), Anna Torv (fringes, hunters) or Ashley Johnson (blind spot, The Avengers), which will certainly serve to balance the whole. Although we’ll have to see the series to strictly judge Pascal and Ramsey’s work. what I’m posting here is like a trailer, an unsolicited preview of my very first impressions.

Now… we’ll have to wait a long time to see The last of us? Well, no: the series will premiere on HBO Max on January 15, 2023In other words, in just a month and a half. A chapter per week, of course, as it sets the rules on the video-on-demand platform with its original series. Without further ado, here is the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lup1SNU0TNk