‘The Last Of Us’ original game actors join cast for final season of HBO adaptation

The Last Of Us season three has added a trio of new names to the cast – and gaming fans will be familiar with two of them. READ MORE: This megastar YouTuber’s new album is ‘Brat’ meets ‘Animal Crossing’ Laura Bailey, who originally played Abby in The Last Of Us Part Two, will be returning to the franchise as Elizabeth, the leader of religious cult Seraphites (AKA the Scars) for the upcoming season. Meanwhile Lev actor Ian Alexander will now be playing Paco, one half of the self-nicknamed ‘Heroes Of The Highway’ duo opposite John John Goodman’s Joey. It was recently confirmed that Clea Duvall, Patrick Wilson, Jason Ritter, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Michelle Mao and Kyriana Kratter will also be joining the cast of The Last Of Us season three. The HBO adaptation of The Last Of Us has been criticised for recasting both Bailey and Alexander for the live-action adaptation. Fans accused bosses of being “tone deaf” for casting cis actor Kyriana Kratter in the role of Lev, a trans character who’s persecuted for their gender dysphoria while gaming fans didn’t think Kaitlyn Dever looked physically imposing enough to play Abby. Responding to the backlash, Dever said: “I want to do this character ju...