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Li Jun Li, known champion astir precocious for her breakout starring domiciled successful Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning Sinners, has joined nan Season 3 formed of The Last Of Us, Deadline has confirmed.
Li will play Mirium, a Seraphite who is Lev and Yara’s mother. As antecedently announced, Bridgerton‘s Michelle Mao and Kyriana Kratter will play Yara and Lev, respectively.
Based connected Naughty Dog’s award-winning video game, The Last of Us takes spot 20 years aft modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, retired of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts arsenic a mini occupation soon becomes a sadistic and heartbreaking travel arsenic they some must traverse nan U.S. and dangle connected each different for survival.
Season 2 picked up 5 years aft nan events of nan first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict pinch each different and a world moreover much vulnerable and unpredictable than nan 1 they near behind. Season 3, which will beryllium an adaption of nan 2nd half of the Part II game, shifts nan attraction to nan communicative of Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
The Last of Us was co-created by Craig Mazin and nan game’s Neil Druckmann, pinch Mazin, who served arsenic executive producer/co-showrunner alongside Druckmann successful Seasons 1 and 2, arsenic nan sole showrunner for Season 3.
Li received captious acclaim for her domiciled arsenic Grace Chow in Sinners. She’ll adjacent beryllium seen other Nicolas Cage successful live-action bid Spider-Noir, group for a May 27 merchandise connected Prime Video.
Variety was first to study Li’s casting.
