The Final of Us episode 7 trailer is right here. Protecting in with custom, HBO has dropped a preview for the upcoming episode of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama primarily based on the beloved PlayStation online game, teasing a pivotal character from the DLC — Riley. Appropriately titled ‘Left Behind,’ the brand new episode is directed by Liza Johnson (Silicon Valley) and chronicles the three weeks main as much as Ellie’s introduction within the present. This new arc reportedly clocks in at 56 minutes solely. The 2014-released The Final of Us: Left Behind DLC took two hours on common to finish. The Final of Us episode 7 premieres February 27 at 8:30am IST/ February 26 at 9pm ET on Disney+ Hotstar and HBO Max, respectively.
The trailer for The Final of Us episode 7 performs out like a flashback sequence, with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) attending her navy prep college within the Boston quarantine zone — weeks earlier than assembly her soon-to-be companion/ father determine Joel (Pedro Pascal). “You observe the foundations, you turn into an officer,” an official tells Ellie, who presumably received referred to as into the workplace, following a scuffle within the coaching room. “We’re the one factor holding this all collectively.” The tip of episode 6 noticed our lead pair escaping a bunch of cannibalistic raiders, throughout which Joel will get stabbed. As Ellie scours the native, deserted mall for medical provides, she is haunted by visions of her previous, which included a while spent together with her pal Riley — performed by Storm Reid of Euphoria fame.
“I’ll let you know every part, however it’s a must to include me for a couple of hours,” Riley tells a panicking Ellie. “You belief me, proper?” The Final of Us episode 7 trailer then opens in an deserted mall — a spot Ellie has most likely by no means seen earlier than. Holding one another’s fingers, the pair spend the evening, basking within the shiny yellow lighting — driving the carousel horse journey and roaming about on the mall grounds. Eager-eyed viewers may additionally spot a GameStop within the background, with its lights flickering away. It’s quickly revealed that Riley herself is a Firefly — the revolutionary militia group Marlene (Merle Dandridge) leads. “None of this s–t was even about me!”, a distraught Ellie yells, after being manipulated into pondering that Riley had come again to see her out of the bond they shared. Seems, this was Riley’s final assembly with Ellie earlier than she joined the group for good. The noises from the quarrel entice undesirable consideration from the contaminated, placing the duo on guard towards hordes of zombies. “Get able to run,” Riley says earlier than we’re handled to glimpses of them preventing again.
Since a lot of Ellie’s backstory has been a thriller up thus far, Joel taking a backseat helps for some good character-building, similar to developer Naughty Canine did in The Final of Us: Left Behind DLC. It would even be fascinating to see if the upcoming episode options the time Ellie received bit — a key second within the story, the place she discovers that she is resistant to the Cordyceps fungi’s results.
Earlier this month, studies emerged suggesting that HBO content material, together with The Final of Us, Recreation of Thrones, Succession, and extra, is ready to depart the Disney+ Hotstar platform in India, owing to some restructuring plans laid out by the recently-reinstated Disney CEO Bob Iger. At the moment, there isn’t any phrase on the platform the HBO content material would transfer to, as soon as the plans are put into movement.
New episodes of The Final of Us stream each Monday on Disney+ Hotstar, at 8:30am in India, and Sunday at 9pm ET on HBO Max wherever obtainable. Season 1 contains 9 episodes.
