It seems that HBO has inadvertently revealed the date from which the TV series based on The Last of Us will be broadcast. Indeed, Naughty Dog Cental tweeted a screenshot of the application of the American television channel where it is clearly indicated that the first episode will land on January 15, 2023, that is to say in two and a half months. So far, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog have been content with a vague "early 2023", and according to a source contacted by Video Games Chronicle, the date is correct. Moreover, an official announcement could take place during the week.
The Last Of Us: HBO premieres January 15th according to the HBO MAX page. pic.twitter.com/PSrMq9s69Y
— Naughty Dog Central (@NaughtyNDC) 1 novembre 2022
It will be interesting to know when Spain will be served. Indeed, the exclusive broadcasting contract signed between HBO and the OCS entity – where we can find series such as The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Chernobyl, The Wire, or even Succession – was to be complete at the end of this year. Why ? Quite simply because the HBO Max streaming service was supposed to arrive here in 2023. However, the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery last April – which therefore gave birth to the Warner Bros. Discovery - challenged initiated strategies.
The kick-off of THE LAST OF US series on HBO will take place on January 15, 2023!
In Spain, no news from the broadcaster... 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/AYG5abet3Z
Result: the house would now aim to deploy a new VOD service bringing together content from both HBO Max and Discovery +. Europe would not have access to it before 2024, which would therefore leave a gap of one year between the end of the agreement between HBO and OCS, and the launch of the new offer from Warner Bros. Discovery. It's still hard to imagine OCS sitting idly by and not seizing the opportunity to scratch an extra year. Nothing says, therefore, that fans of The Last of Us will have to reach twelve months before seeing Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Pedro Pascal (Joel) face the Infected.
We recall that the TV series was written and produced by Neil Druckmann (creator of The Last of Us) and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl).
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