The Last of Us season 2 all but completes its cast with Marvel, Mortal Kombat, and Riverdale actors
Mar. 1, 2024Multiple new actors join fellow fresh recruits Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, and Kaitlyn Dever
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The Last of Us season 2has rounded out its cast by adding multiple well-known characters fromNaughty Dog’s game sequel.
As perVariety, Captain America: Brave New World actor Danny Ramirez will play Manny, Ariela Barer (Runaways) will play Mel, Tati Gabrielle (Uncharted, Mortal Kombat 2) is Nora, and Riverdale’s Spencer Lord is Owen.
The actors will share the screen with returning leads Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, who will reprise their iconic roles as Ellie and Joel, respectively. Filming on the new batch of episodes is current underway, so it’s no wonder most (if not all) of the major players have now been revealed.
In January, the network announced thatBeef breakout Young Mazino is set to play Jessein the apocalypse drama’s next chapter, whileIsabela Merced has been lined up to bring Ellie’s lover Dina to life. The biggest shocker, despite it being heavily rumored however, wasKaitlyn Dever being cast as Abby Anderson, a controversial character who Ellie goes toe to toe with in The Last of Us 2.
Owen, as gamers will know, is romantically linked to Abby but, as with most in the world of The Last of Us, their relationship is complicated. When we first meet Owen in the game, he’s officially dating Mel, though it’s made clear through flashbacks that he and Abby were an item for many years – and they’ve notquitecut ties in that regard. Like Abby, he was a Firefly soldier, before the organization broke down and he became a member of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF), or the Salt Lake Crew.
Manny, meanwhile, is a close friend of Abby, while Nora and Mel are members of the WLF who, in the game sequel at least, end up crossing paths with Ellie.
On the topic of season 2 newcomers, Bella Ramseytold usthat she’s “incredibly happy” with who has been cast.
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