HBO sequence ‘The Final of Us’ premieres this January • TechCrunch

“The Final of Us,” HBO’s upcoming unique sequence, will get an official launch date of January 15, 2023, WarnerMedia introduced immediately. Primarily based on the favored online game, the sequence will make its debut on HBO at 9:00 p.m. ET after which stream in 4K on HBO Max.

It seems HBO Max is trying to compete with streaming big Netflix, which has tailored many online game franchises into sequence reminiscent of “Arcane,” “Resident Evil” and “Witcher,” amongst others. Whereas Warner Bros. Discovery final reported a complete of 92.1 million subscribers throughout HBO, HBO Max and Discovery+, the corporate nonetheless lags behind Netflix’s whopping 223.09 million subs.

“The Final of Us” is probably going HBO Max’s likelihood to tug in followers of the sport to subscribe to the streaming service. The online game launched in 2013 and 17 million copies have been bought throughout PlayStation 3 and PS4 customers in 2018.

The sequence will function a ton of acquainted characters from the sport, reminiscent of Joel, who’s performed by Pedro Pascal, and Ellie performed by Bella Ramsey, together with Tommy (Gabriel Luna), Tess (Anna Torv), Sarah (Nico Parker), Frank (Murray Bartlett), Invoice (Nick Offerman), Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey), Florence (Elaine Miles), Riley (Storm Reid), Perry (Jeffrey Pierce), Henry (Lamar Johnson), Marlon (Graham Greene) and extra.