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The Chernobyl Podcast

Coming soon: HBO’s The Last of Us Podcast

The Chernobyl Podcast

HBO

History, Tv & Film

4.89.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A special message from Craig Mazin about the new HBO Original series and companion podcast for The Last of Us, based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name. On HBO’s The Last of Us Podcast Craig and co-creator Neil Druckmann go behind the scenes with host Troy Baker, who played the lead voice in the video game. Stream new episodes of The Last of Us on HBO Max Sundays at 9pm ET, then subscribe and listen to HBO’s The Last of Us Podcast to dive deeper into every episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, this is Craig Mason, the showrunner and writer of the HBO limited series, Chernobyl.

0:12.5

I'm here to let you know that I have a new show coming out on January 15th.

0:17.0

It's called The Last of Us, and it's based on the award-winning video game of the same

0:21.0

name.

0:22.0

The show follows two survivors, Joel and Ellie, as they fight to survive in a world

0:26.6

overrun by fungus-controlled, infected.

0:29.8

For the past two years, I've been working with Neil Druckman, the creator of the video

0:32.8

game, to bring this terrifying but beautiful, post-apocalyptic world to a live-action TV

0:38.4

series.

0:39.4

Neil and I are teaming up with Troy Baker, who played Joel in the video game, to make

0:44.2

a podcast that will air after each episode of the show.

0:47.2

Just like in the Chernobyl podcast, we'll talk through the episodes discussing the characters

0:51.2

we meet, the narrative decisions we made, and the themes that we wove throughout the series.

0:57.8

If you've already watched episode one of the shows, stick around and listen to a short

1:01.2

clip from episode one of the audio companion, then go subscribe to HBO's The Last of Us

1:05.9

Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts for the full episode.

1:09.5

Why won't you let me go?

1:16.5

Because you have a greater purpose than any of us could have ever imagined.

1:24.6

Welcome to the official podcast for HBO's The Last of Us.

1:27.1

I'm your host, Troy Baker.

1:29.4

First, a little setup to help contextualize these conversations.

1:33.8

The Last of Us is a new original series from HBO based on the critically acclaimed video

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