HBO Max hopes to start 2023 with a very strong streak The last of usan adaptation of a well-known video game developed by Naughty Dog and part of the Sony PlayStation.

At this stage The last of us This is a video game that needs no introduction. With two numbered parts, the first one originally appeared for the PlayStation 3 and managed to establish itself as one of the best titles of its generation and history. In its time, the game surprised with its high quality in all aspects, including the narrative. The original version still looks good, despite having appeared for the platform two generations ago, although the release date, with the arrival of the PlayStation 4 almost around the corner, practically forced the creation port for that last console.

Video game film and series adaptations rarely get it right, and there have been many traumatic results, especially when you look at the Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros movies of the 1990s. However, with The last of us things show completely differently and that’s right We could be facing the best video game TV series or movie adaptation ever made. We’ll see how opinions change over the weeks, but this case could be not only a worthy adaptation, but video game-level material to be adapted.

HBO Max released the first trailer for the series on its YouTube channel a few hours ago The last of us, in which we can see Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Pedro Pascal is an old acquaintance of this type of content and has proven to be a more than solvent actor in both leading roles (The Mandalorian) and supporting roles (the first two seasons of Narcos), while Bella Ramsey seems to still have to overcome the criticism she received after what he acknowledged was that he didn’t play any of the video games, although some tongues say that HBO had something to do with it.

Another stone that you will probably have to bypass from the series The last of us be at certain enclosed ventilators which demand even greater fidelity to the game or sharpening the smallest details. It’s important to remember that a video game and a series are different content formats, and something that looks good in a video game may not have the same result on pure celluloid. The same can happen, for example, when adapting a novel.

You should never get carried away by initial impressions, as this wouldn’t be the first time a series has opened very strongly and then tapered off as the chapters progressed, but that doesn’t mean expectations around The last of us be quite tall.