The Last of Us Season 1 is an adaptation of the Naughty Dog game The Last of Us Part 1. When the zombie apocalypse happened, Joel Miller had much more than the world taken from him. Years after the outbreak he is a broken man that is afraid of letting anyone get close to him. Marlene asks for him and Tess to take precious cargo across the country. The precious cargo is Ellie Williams who is immune from the virus and her existence means a cure is finally possible. The Last of Us Season 1 was released on HBO in 2023.