Having Ashley Johnson bring Ellie’s mom’s backstory to life is something TheLastofUs co-creator Niel Druckmann has wanted to do for a long time.
The Last of Us finale is out, and Joel and Ellie’s journey has finally come to an end, for now. After a very strong penultimate episode, the finale brought us back to the necessity of making difficult choices in the post-apocalyptic world. The opening scene of the episode featured Ashley Johnson as Anna, Ellie's mother. The episode answered how Ellie is immune while shining a light on Anna and Marlene’s relationship.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Long before the show was conceived Druckmann wanted to tell another story set in The Last of Us world—Anna’s story. When Riley and Ellie’s story took shape in form of the American Dreams comic and the Left Behind DLC, the creator wanted to give a similar treatment to Anna and at first, the plan was to create an animated short.
Anna's Story Went Through Several Iterations However, that deal broke apart, and Druckmann planned to turn the concept into an entirely new The Last of Us game, but that didn’t happen either. "Then I became interested in live-action," he recalls. "So I'm like, 'Oh! We actually do it as a short.' I was talking to Ashley Johnson about her starring in it, and then we both got busy, so that fell apart." Johnson adds about that conversation.
The Last of Us Season 1 is available on HBO Max to stream. Check out our chat with Pedro Pascal on when Season 2 begins filming down below.
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