The Final of Us episode 4 trailer is out. HBO has dropped a preview for subsequent week’s episode of the post-apocalyptic drama primarily based on the eponymous PlayStation online game, teasing a brand new character within the type of Kathleen, a ruthless chief of a revolutionary motion in Kansas Metropolis. Melanie Lynskey, greatest identified for her run on Yellowjackets, will painting the function — signifying huge hassle for our survivor duo Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). Titled ‘Please Maintain My Hand’, the episode shall be directed by Jeremy Webb (The Umbrella Academy) and can reportedly be solely 50 minutes lengthy — considerably shorter than the 75-minute runtime of episode 3. The Final of Us episode 4 premieres February 6 at 8:30am IST/ February 5 at 9pm ET on Disney+ Hotstar and HBO Max, respectively.
The trailer for The Final of Us episode 4 kicks off by introducing Ellie’s (Ramsey) new pet peeve – a disgust for the odor of espresso, because the pair take a break, out within the woods. “It smells like burnt sh-t,” she tells Joel (Pascal), who unbothered by her feedback, immediately takes a loud slurp from the flask. Whereas not explicitly talked about, to Ellie’s credit score, the espresso should have been strained utilizing some smelly rag or his sock — seeing as they have been travelling for some time. Episode 3 launched our unlikely greasy-haired ally Invoice (Nick Offerman), who was given a shocking love story spin along with his associate Frank (Murray Bartlett) within the TV sequence.
The Final of Us episode 4 trailer places Joel and Ellie on the highway, as they proceed their journey to Wyoming. Ellie, who is not accustomed to being in a automobile, struggles to assist with map navigation, inflicting the duo to halt at a hostile territory. “That is my second day in a f–king automobile, man. Cease,” she says, upon noticing an injured survivor begging them for assist. Believing that he is most likely bitten and contaminated, Joel resumes driving the automobile, crashing into some particles. “This has gone too far. It has to cease,” an unseen hostage tells the brand new character Kathleen (Lynskey), who’s seen holding a gun to his head. “The place is he?”, she asks with tears in her eyes, presumably referring to Joel. The Final of Us episode 4 trailer then cuts to show some motion sequences of our duo stealthily navigating their means throughout the dilapidated city, and interesting in fight with the final surviving residents.
“We’ll get by this,” Joel assures Ellie on the finish of the Final of Us episode 4 trailer, earlier than heading out onto the streets. Circling again to the brand new character Kathleen, over on Twitter, author Neil Druckmann recommended her efficiency within the sequence. “OMG! You crushed your episodes! Cannot look ahead to folks to see your character!”, he said, confirming that Lynskey will seem in a number of episodes.
Final week, HBO renewed The Final of Us sequence for a second season, with Druckmann including that it’s going to discover the occasions of the award-winning online game sequel, The Final of Us Half II. Craig Mazin, showrunner and director on episode 1 of the Final of Us additionally advised that the continuation may find yourself being a two-parter, claiming that the story is ‘greater than a season’s price of tv’.
New episodes of The Final of Us stream each Monday on Disney+ Hotstar, at 8:30am IST in India, and Sunday at 9pm ET on HBO Max wherever obtainable. Season 1 includes of 9 episodes.