Pedro Pascal to play Joel, Bella Ramsey to play Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us show Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Pedro Pascal to play Joel, Bella Ramsey to play Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us show Today is not the day I die. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 11 Feb 2021 132 comments Pedro Pascal will play Joel and Bella Ramsey will play Ellie in HBO's The Last of Us show. Deadline reports Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell in HBO's Game of Thrones and the title character in Disney's The Mandalorian, stars as "hardened survivor" Joel in the series, which takes place 20 years after civilisation has been destroyed. Continuing the HBO / Game of Thrones connection, Bella Ramsey, who played Lyanna Mormont in the show, plays Ellie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin is penning the script and executive producing alongside Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann. Kantemir Balagov will direct the pilot. Taking to Twitter, Druckmann said he was "absolutely thrilled" to have Ramsey join the show and "stoked" to have Pascal play Joel. We're absolutely thrilled to have Bella join the TLoU family! https://t.co/4v9TbLhcMr- Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 11, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Aaaaand there's the other half. Stoked to have Pedro aboard our show! https://t.co/Etsjvfb2Wi- Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) February 11, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Pascal sounds pumped to be involved, too. ...no matter what, you keep finding something to fight for. ⁦@TheLastofUsPS⁩ ⁦@HBO⁩ ⁦@clmazin⁩ https://t.co/9vCecjTI5r- Pedro Pascal he/him (@PedroPascal1) February 11, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings It looks like the show broadly follows the plot of the game. In the show, Joel is hired to smuggle Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone. The initially small job ends up becoming "a brutal, heartbreaking journey" across the US. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store