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Godzilla and Titans TV Series Cast Announced (Apple TV+)

Apple TV+ today revealed that Anna Sawai, Ren Watabe,  Kiersey Clemons,  Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski have been cast to star in the upcoming Apple Original live-action Godzilla and Titans series, a Legendary Television production based on Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise.

Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking new reality that monsters are real, the untitled Monsterverse series will explore one family's journey to uncover its buried secrets and a legacy linking them to the secret organization known as Monarch.

The series will star:

Anna Sawai (Pachinko, F9) as ‘Cate,’ a former schoolteacher and a G-Day survivor, she travels to Japan to settle family affairs but instead uncovers a family secret. Tired of running from her problems, she is determined to find answers.

Newcomer Ren Watabe (461 Days of Bento) as ‘Kentaro,’ an intelligent, creative and curious young man who has yet to find his own path. He will embark on a quest to learn more about his revered yet mysterious father and discover his own talents in the process.

Kiersey Clemons (Hearts Beat Loud, The Young Wife) as ‘May,’ an American ex-pat with a roguish exterior that she uses to protect herself as well as others. Whether it be deciphering a code or finding the loophole, she is always three steps ahead of everyone around her.

Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown, The Morning Show, Rise) as 'Tim,’ an office drone who dreams of secret agent adventure. His overconfidence gets him in trouble in the field, but he is determined not to fail his organization.

Elisa Lasowski (Versailles) as ‘Duvall,’ an expert operative with unwavering confidence in herself and her skills. She also possesses a wry sense of humor, which she uses to guide her less field-oriented colleague. 

Emmy Award-nominated director Matthew Shakman (WandaVision, upcoming Star Trek film, The Great) will direct the first two episodes and serve as executive producer on the untitled Monsterverse series, which is produced for Apple TV+ by Legendary Television and executive produced by co-creators Chris Black (Star Trek: Enterprise, Outcast), who serves as showrunner, and Matt Fraction (Hawkeye). The series is also executive produced by Safehouse Pictures’ Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell. Executive producing for Toho Co. Ltd. are Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita. Toho is the owner of Godzilla and other classic characters and has licensed the rights to Legendary for this series as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship on the film franchise.

Legendary’s Monsterverse  is an expansive story universe of multi-layered experiences centering around humanity’s battle to survive in a world that is under siege by a catastrophic new reality—the monsters of our myths and legends are real. Beginning in 2014 with Godzilla and continuing with 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, Monsterverse films have accumulated close to two billion dollars globally at the box office and is ever expanding with the latest iteration being a new anime series, Skull Island. 

See - The Final Chapter First-Look Teaser (Apple TV+)

Jason Momoa as Baba Voss in "See." Photo courtesy/copyright of Apple TV+.

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first-look at the third season of the epic, post-apocalyptic global hit series See, which will make its global debut on Friday, August 26, 2022. Starring Jason Momoa, the eight-episode third season will mark the last chapter of the series and will premiere with the first episode, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday. Check out the teaser below!

"We are thrilled to share this epic final chapter of See, which delivers all the intense drama, riveting action, and heartfelt emotion fans have come to expect, as well as what we think is a deeply satisfying conclusion to our story,” said See showrunner and executive producer Jonathan Tropper. "Building a world without sight was a particularly unique and continuous challenge that was met through the passionate and thoughtful collaboration of a phenomenally talented and diverse team both in front of and behind the camera. The show has been a monumental labor of love for all involved, and we are eternally grateful for the way See has been embraced by viewers around the world.” 

See is set in a brutal and primitive future, hundreds of years after humankind has lost the ability to see. In season three, almost a year has passed since Baba Voss (Momoa) defeated his nemesis brother Edo and bid farewell to his family to live remotely in the forest. But when a Trivantian scientist develops a new and devastating form of sighted weaponry that threatens the future of humanity, Baba returns to Paya in order to protect his tribe once more.  

The series features cast and crew who are blind or have low vision and has been honored for its representation of the visually impaired, winning the Ruderman Family Foundation Seal of Authentic Representation in 2020. “See” was also recognized this year with an NAACP Image Awards nomination for star Alfre Woodard in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category.

Starring alongside Momoa in the third season of See are ensemble cast members Sylvia Hoeks, Hera Hilmar, Christian Camargo, Archie Madekwe, Nesta Cooper, Tom Mison, Olivia Cheng, Eden Epstein, Michael Raymond-James, David Hewlett and Trieste Kelly Dunn. The series is executive produced by Steven Knight, Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Jim Rowe, Jennifer Yale, Anders Engström and Jonathan Tropper, who also serves as showrunner. The series is produced by Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content. The first two seasons of See are now available to stream on Apple TV+. 

Todd Masters (MastersFX) And The Visual Effects Society Celebrate Makeup FX Legend Dick Smith's 100th Birthday!

Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artists Jill Rockow and Todd Masters Celebrate Dick Smith's 100th Birthday. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

A gathering of Special & Visual FX notables - including several Oscar and Emmy Award winners - assembled in Hollywood to commemorate the 100th birthday of Oscar-winning Makeup and FX legend Dick Smith. Multi-award winning FX artist Todd Masters, founder of MastersFX teamed up with The Visual Effects Society to present the special event in honor of the late FX innovator.

“Dick Smith was truly one of a kind. An artist, an engineer, a designer, teacher, makeup innovator and FX alchemist,” said Mr. Masters. “He blazed the trail for the rest of us in the FX industry. And in many cases, he gave us his first-hand knowledge and even a first job! We felt compelled to celebrate his milestone birthday - to send him love and keep his memory alive… and to re-amplify his genius within the FX community.” 

(L-R) FX Icons Todd Masters, Kevin Haney, Craig Reardon, Bran Ferren, and Kevin Pike. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

Oscar-winner, Doug Drexler (Dick Tracy, Star Trek: The Next Generation) added this about his old friend and mentor: “Dick Smith changed my life, not just as an artist, but as a human being. He was my friend, workmate, mentor, and partner in irreverence. He always had time, never kept secrets, and shaped my life. He inspired and started many on their way. Yet if someone put us all together, we would not equal one Dick Smith.”

The celebration - which drew 250 “VIPS, Legends and Geniuses” from the makeup and FX industries - to the Harmony Gold Theater on Sunset Blvd.  The event was held on June 26th – the exact date of what would have been Dick Smith’s 100th birthday. Mr. Smith passed away in 2014.

Craig Reardon, Jill Rockow and Todd Masters Celebrate Dick Smith's 100th Birthday. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

In honor of Dick Smith’s Centennial Birthday, Mr. Masters announced the launch of the “Dick Smith Scholarship” - a scholarship currently being created to honor Mr. Smith’s lifelong artistic endeavors. The new scholarship will be presented annually to financially assist young, emerging artists and innovators, so they may carry on Mr. Smith’s passion for the development of the Practical FX Arts and Sciences.

During the Dick Smith Centennial event, Mr. Masters introduced Craig Reardon, a makeup artist and a lifelong friend of Smith’s. Onstage, Mr. Reardon read a 1962 letter from Dick Smith to a then 14-year-old Reardon - this was their very first correspondence. That inspiring, 60-year-old letter helped Mr. Reardon launch his career. Mr. Reardon then helped to introduce a screening of the film Altered States - a 1980’s movie on which Mr. Reardon was Dick Smith’s makeup FX assistant.

Dick Smith birthday cake - June 26th, 2022. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

“Dick Smith was like no one I'd ever met nor will ever meet again,” Reardon said. “He was an elemental personality--irreducible, unique. The reason we revere his work is the same reason we revere him as a man.  He believed in himself and followed his own mind and heart. There is not merely everything to learn from his work, there is everything to learn from how he led his life and treated other people.  He was a great, great man.”

Mr. Reardon’s experiences with Dick Smith inspired his own award-winning career of monster and makeup FX. Craig Reardon went on to supervise many of his own projects, which included the original Poltergeist, the John Hughes classic Weird Science, and Dreamscape.

Todd Masters and Kevin Pike Enjoy Dick Smith's 100th Birthday Cake. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

Matt Winston, Co-Founder of the Stan Winston School of Character Arts, adds, “The late, great Dick Smith inspired my father Stan Winston to always strive to break new ground throughout his nearly 40-year career in Hollywood. On behalf of Stan, the entire Winston family is proud to support the ‘Dick Smith Scholarship.’ We hope it will serve as a lasting reminder of Dick's legacy of artistic and technical excellence and help to empower a new generation of film artists to make the impossible possible.”

After the Altered States screening ended, three additional members of that film’s FX team joined forces onstage for a Q & A. These members were: Visual Effects Supervisor Bran Ferren, Special FX Supervisor Kevin Pike, and Makeup Artist Kevin Haney.

Regarding his work with Dick Smith, Mr. Haney said, “Dick Smith was an amazing artist, innovator, and all around great human being. He brought me to New York from Ohio to work with him on Altered States, and that experience jump-started an incredible journey in makeup. Dick became my mentor and a very close friend, and it was great to celebrate his 100th.” Mr. Haney shared the 1989 Academy Award for Best Makeup for the film Driving Miss Daisy. He is also known for his work on The Shawshank Redemption, The X-Files, Planet of the Apes, Iron Man 3, and many others. 

(L-R): Todd Masters, Kevin Haney, Bran Ferren, and Kevin Pike. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

Special FX Supervisor Kevin Pike worked on the FX for Altered States. While he is best known for supervising the special effects of the 1985 film Back to the Future, his resume also includes FX work on Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Jurassic Park III.

Bran Ferren, the VFX Supervisor on Altered States, was the former president of research and development and creative technology for Walt Disney. His work on the films Altered States and Little Shop of Horrors preceded his work as a lead Imagineer at Disney. He has also provided design for Broadway shows, World’s Fairs, theme park attractions and rock ‘n roll tours. Bran is the recipient of a Technical Achievement Award from the Motion Picture Academy, and was Oscar nominated in 1987 for his work.

FX Legend Stan Winston's son, Matt Winston, at right, celebrates Dick Smith's Birthday with his wife Amy Smallman and Craig Reardon. Photo courtesy/copyright of MastersFX.

At the close of the Dick Smith Centennial event, Doug Drexler concluded: “Ultimately, each of us is a reflection of the people we touch along the way. Dick's legacy is vast. Through all of us, and especially those who worked alongside him, he lives on, and he lives through the magic that we are fortunate to be able to create today. Each of us must live a little stronger, bolder, smarter, funnier, and more altruistically, in our attempts to take up the inestimable slack that he left in his stead.”

ABOUT DICK SMITH: Richard Emerson Smith (June 26, 1922 – July 30, 2014) was an American special make-up effects artist and author (nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-Up) known for his work on such iconic films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Scanners, Altered States and Death Becomes Her. Dick Smith won a 1985 Academy award for Best Makeup for his work on Amadeus and he also received a 2012 Academy Honorary Award for his entire career's work.

About The Visual Effects Society (VES) : VES is a global professional honorary society and the entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners. VES’ more than 4,200 members in over 40 countries worldwide contribute to all areas of entertainment – film, television, commercials, animation, special venue, games and new media.

About MASTERSFX: For 35 years, MASTERSFX's creative teams have produced a distinctive blend of practical and digital makeup FX, prosthetics and animatronics, through a process called “dMFX,” for hundreds of hit feature films, TV shows, and commercials. Recent MastersFX projects have included Corrective Measures, Firestarter, Day of the Dead and Psycho Goreman. The company is currently in production on: Monster High for Nickelodeon; the monster feature The Pishach; the ABC series The Good Doctor; and the hit TV shows DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Nancy Drew and Charmed.

Harley Quinn - Season Three Premieres In July - Check Out Teaser Trailer (HBO Max)

The third season of the critically-acclaimed Max Original adult-animated comedy series Harley Quinn debuts with three episodes Thursday, July 28th on HBO Max, followed by one episode weekly through September 15. Check out the teaser trailer below!

The mayhem and madness continue in season three of this biting and uproarious adult animated comedy series. Wrapping up their “Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour,” Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) return to Gotham as the new power couple of DC villainy. Along with their ragtag crew – King Shark (Ron Funches), Clayface (Alan Tudyk), Frank the Plant (JB Smoove) - "Harlivy" strives to become the best version of themselves while also working towards Ivy’s long desired plan of transforming Gotham into an Eden paradise.

Kaley Cuoco (Harley Quinn), Lake Bell (Poison Ivy), Ron Funches (King Shark), JB Smoove (Frank the Plant), Alan Tudyk (Clayface/The Joker), Matt Oberg (Kite Man), Christopher Meloni (Commissioner Gordon), Andy Daly (Two-Face), Diedrich Bader (Batman/Bruce Wayne), James Adomian (Bane), Sanaa Lathan (Selina Kyle), Briana Cuoco (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon), Harvey Guillen (Nightwing).

Based on characters from DC, Harley Quinn is produced by Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Yes, Norman Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation. The series was developed by Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey.  Executive Producers are Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Kaley Cuoco, Sam Register, Jessica Goldstein and Chrissy Pietrosh.

 

House of the Dragon: The Dragon's Den Interactive Experience Coming In July To Comic-Con (HBO Max)

The world of Westeros is returning to San Diego Comic-Con!

HBO Max announced the next major phase in the House of the Dragon global marketing campaign. To celebrate the new HBO Original drama in the “Game of Thrones” franchise ahead of its August 21 premiere, HBO Max will transport guests to a Targaryen-ruled Westeros with the immersive experience, House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den.
 
“We are excited to reignite the Game of Thrones fandom and franchise by bringing Westeros back to Comic-Con after a three-year hiatus,” said Pia Barlow, Executive Vice President, Originals Marketing, HBO Max.“We’re creating an immersive experience that will allow old and new fans alike to engage in a unique journey, bringing them closer to the Westeros featured in the new series ‘House of the Dragon.’”
 
Open from Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24, House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den is an interactive experience, created by agency Giant Spoon, where Comic-Con attendees will be guided through a ceremonial dragon hatching experience. Walking in a Targaryen’s footsteps, each person will step from our world into the sights and sounds of King’s Landing, interacting with people of the city, selecting their own dragon egg, and bravely demonstrating they are worthy of a bond with a dragon. From the caverns of Dragonstone to the magnificent Red Keep, guests will be ushered by a designated Dragonkeeper through seven dynamic phases, encountering special interactions, and sound sensory elements Powered by Bose, on their journey.
 
The House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den culminates in the Throne Room, where, for the first time, fans will be able to see and sit on the new, mighty Targaryen-era Iron Throne for a photo moment, acknowledging the reign of Fire and Blood in this infamous era of Westeros.
 
Having proven themselves true Targaryens, each person will hatch their personalized, virtual dragon egg in a new augmented reality app, House of the Dragon: DracARys, before exiting, enabling them to “raise” their dragon at home. Powered by Niantic Lightship and produced by The Mill, House of the Dragon: DracARys will be available for download in the Apple and Google Play app stores starting July 20. Participants of House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den will receive exclusive access to the app’s dragon hatching features before the app begins its global rollout and unlocks full functionality on July 25.
 
As previously announced, HBO Max will also host a panel in Hall H to introduce the cast of House of the Dragon. Panelists will include: co-creator/executive producer George R.R. Martin, co-creator/co-showrunner/executive producer/writer Ryan Condal, co-showrunner/executive producer/director Miguel Sapochnik,  Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon, Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole, Graham McTavish as Ser Harrold Westerling, Milly Alcock as Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and Emily Carey as Young Alicent Hightower. The panel will be moderated by podcast host Jason Concepcion (“X-Ray Vision,” “Binge Mode”).
 
House of the Dragon: The Dragon’s Den will be open to all San Diego Comic-Con badge holders. San Diego Comic-Con attendees will also have the opportunity to receive two fast-pass tickets each for the experience at designated “HBO Max Drop Zones,” which will serve as beacons for HBO Max activity across Comic-Con. Each visit to a Drop Zone will present attendees with unique giveaways: custom content, swag, VIP seats to screenings, and more.   
 
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Izzy Meikle-Small & Joey Phillips Join Cast of Outlander (STARZ)

Izzy Meilke-Small. Photo courtesy of STARZ.

STARZ is pleased to announce the casting of Izzy Meikle-Small (Never Let Me Go) as “Rachel Hunter” and Joey Phillips (Billy Elliot) as “Dr. Denzell Hunter” in the upcoming seventh season of its popular series Outlander. They join the previously announced Charles Vandervaart as the newest cast members, alongside returning fan-favorites Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin and John Bell. The season six finale of Outlander aired May 1 on STARZ and production on season seven began in Scotland in April.

Joey Phillips. Photo courtesy of STARZ.

Fans of the book series will be familiar with the two new characters, who are brother and sister.  Rachel and Denzell are Quakers whose quiet country life is changed when Young Ian (Bell) arrives at their farm with a sick and injured William Ransom (Vandervaart). Dr. Denzell Hunter has been trained in medicine in Boston and London. As a firm believer in liberty, he is preparing to join the Revolutionary Army as a surgeon. His younger sister Rachel is modest but shows flashes of a fiery spirit that attracts the admiration of both William and Young Ian.

“We’re excited to welcome Izzy and Joey to the ‘Outlander’ family and can’t wait for fans to see how these two fantastic actors bring Rachel and Denzell to life,” says Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner, writer and executive producer.

The Outlander television series is inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books, which have sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, with all nine of the books gracing the New York Times best-seller list. The Outlander television series has become a worldwide success with audiences, spanning the genres of history, science fiction, romance, and adventure in one amazing tale.

Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries and Jim Kohlberg serve as executive producers. Outlander is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Left Bank Pictures and Story Mining & Supply Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Sci Fi Magazine - Summer 2022

If you happen to be passing a newsstand, please check out the new issue of Sci Fi Magazine (Summer 2022 issue) which contains my interview features with Scott Grimes (The Orville), Robbie Amell (Upload), Aleks Paunovic (Genzeroes), David Nutter (Time Traveler's Wife), Rohan Campbell & Alexander Elliot (The Hardy Boys), Eric Kripke (The Boys) and Heather Hemmens (Roswell, New Mexico). Those living in the U.S. who cannot find a copy of the magazine at their local newsstand can order it directly - SCI FI Circulation, P.O. Box 1654, Williamsport, PA 17703. Single copies are $5.99 plus $5.00 for postage. Yearly subscriptions can also be purchased - U.S.A. $19.95; Canada and overseas $33.95 US$. Thanks as always for your continued support!

Steve Eramo

HBO Releases Official Key Art for House of the Dragon

The ten-episode HBO Original drama House of the Dragon debuts Sunday, august 21st @ 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Today, the network released official key art for the series (see above).

Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the series, set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen. House of the Dragon stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, and Savannah Steyn.

Co-Creator/Executive Producer, George R.R. Martin; Co-Creator/Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer, Ryan Condal; Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer/Director, Miguel Sapochnik; Executive Producer/Writer, Sara Hess; Executive Producers, Jocelyn Diaz, Vince Gerardis, Ron Schmidt.

The Handmaid's Tale - First Look Season Five Images & Premiere Announcement (Hulu)

Elizabeth Moss as June in season five of "The Handmaid's Tale." Photo by Adelis Riverio and copyright of Hulu.

Hulu has revealed a first look (see above) of the upcoming fifth season of The Handmaid's Tale. The critically acclaimed series will return on September 14th with two episodes. New episodes stream Wednesdays on Hulu. In season five, June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.

The Handmaid's Tale stars Elisabeth Moss, Bradley Whitford, Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ann Dowd, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Sam Jaeger. The series is produced by MGM Television and executive produced by Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Eric Tuchman, Yahlin Chang, Rachel Skukert,  Sheila Hockin, John Weber, Frank Siracusa, Steve Stark and Kim Todd. The series is internationally distributed by MGM.

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The Last Of Us - New Image Released (HBO)

(L-R): Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us.. Photo courtesy/copyright of HBO.

During today’s Summer Game Fest, Neil Druckmann, Co-President of Naughty Dog and Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, and Director of the HBO’s The Last of Us, released a new image (see above) from the forthcoming drama series featuring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Druckmann was joined onstage by Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, who voiced Ellie and Joel in “The Last of Us” and “The Last of Us Part II” video games. Johnson and Baker announced that they will appear in HBO’s THE LAST OF US series playing characters different from those they voiced in the games.
 
Johnson and Baker join previously announced cast members Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Jeffrey Pierce, and Anna Torv. 
 
Based on the critically acclaimed video game “The Last of Us,” developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation platforms, the story takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
 
Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin serve as Co-Creators, Executive Producers, Writers and Directors.  Carolyn Strauss, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Rose Lam are Executive Producers.  Kantemir Balagov, Jasmila Žbanić, Ali Abbasi, Peter Hoar, Jeremy Webb, and Liza Johnson are Directors. The Last of Us is a co-production With Sony Pictures Television.  PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog produce.