The post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us hit like a bomb. The new record set by HBO’s series comes as a bit of a surprise though.
The first season of the new HBO series The Last of Us is over. It was clear right from the start that the production would be a success. Ratings and reviews were consistently outstanding. Now the series has actually broken an impressive record.
“The Last of Us” on a record hunt
In fact, the HBO series has already got off to a phenomenal start, only being beaten by a few other series. According to the producing broadcaster HBO, 4.7 million viewers saw the first episode. In Episode 2 there were even 5.7 million viewers, which corresponds to an increase of 22 percent. No other HBO series has managed to do that. And those numbers are for TV viewers only—the streaming numbers are significantly higher.
Speaking of collected numbers: Thanks to these, “The Last of Us” set a new record with the conclusion of the first season. Because it is now clear that an average of 30.4 million people watched the individual episodes. “The Last of Us” is finally overtaking the 1st season of “House of the Dragon”, which was released in 2022. With these numbers, the series is actually the most successful HBO production that is still ongoing. And in a general comparison, the production only has to admit defeat to one – very prominent – competitor, namely the over-series of the past few years: “Game of Thrones”. The fantasy epic averaged 44 million viewers per episode.
Sequel already confirmed
With the success of the series, it was suspected early on that HBO was planning a sequel. Especially since the template – the video game by Naughty Dogs – would also give more material. In fact, “The Last of Us” season 2 was confirmed weeks before the grand finale – TECHBOOK collects all the rumors and information about it.
It is already clear that the sequel deals with the second part of the video game series, but probably does not show it in its entirety. Because there is even talk of a 3rd season! In the sequel we should definitely see more action and even more infected people. Maybe “The Last of Us” will break even more records with the sequel.
This is what The Last of Us is about
The HBO series is based on the Naughty Dogs video game of the same name. Even the template was extremely successful and is considered one of the best games of all time. Above all, the atmosphere and storytelling of the game were praised, which breathed new life into the supposedly worn-out zombie theme.
The “zombies” in “The Last of Us” are infected people who have been attacked by a mysterious and visually unsightly fungal disease. However, young Ellie has developed antibodies against the plague, which is why the grumpy Texan Joel is supposed to take her across the devastated USA to a research facility. Along the way, however, an extraordinary friendship develops between the two