The Final of Us episode 8 trailer is out. Maintaining with the pattern, HBO has dropped a preview for the upcoming episode of the post-apocalyptic drama primarily based on the beloved PlayStation online game, teasing a bunch of cannibalistic survivors who come to Ellie and Joel’s support, however with ulterior motives. Titled ‘When We Are in Want,’ this new episode stars Troy Baker — the unique voice actor for Joel — as James, a senior member of the mentioned group of settlers. Episode 8 reportedly clocks in at 51 minutes and is directed by Ali Abbasi (Holy Spider). The Final of Us episode 8 premieres March 6 at 8:30am IST/ March 5 at 9pm ET on Disney+ Hotstar and HBO Max, respectively.
The trailer for The Final of Us episode 8 brings us again to the current, the place Joel (Pedro Pascal) struggles to get well from his near-fatal harm. “You will not survive for lengthy on the market,” David (Scott Shepherd), the settler’s chief tells Ellie (Bella Ramsey), having tracked his approach into their secure home. “There’s room for you in our group, if you would like.” Being a cannibal, David’s group has a deceiving entrance — one that’s god-fearing and keen to assist anybody at a second’s discover. After all, our protagonists aren’t conscious of that, and Ellie being an untrusting individual stored refusing his advances both approach. “I do not imply to query your sense of mercy, David. She’s simply one other mouth to feed,” James (Baker) tells David, who’s adamant about forcing her into their group. Episode 6 noticed our pair of heroes scouring by way of the college for any indicators of the Fireflies, which ended with an encounter with a bizarre group of survivors — considered one of whom injured Joel. Because it seems, they have been a part of David’s gang.
Now David understands the promise Ellie and Joel have, and sees them as a worthy addition to their group. “The others wish to kill you. Let me shield you,” he tells Ellie in confidence, who was presumably captured and brought to their base — if we’re going by the online game’s collection of occasions. The Final of Us episode 8 trailer additionally reveals the scene the place Ellie, now adept at looking, shoots down a deer, which she gives in change with one of many survivors for a syringe and a bottle of penicillin. The occasions depicted within the trailer additionally increase the query of whether or not The Final of Us episode 8 may also function Ashley Johnson as Anna, Ellie’s organic mom. For the uninitiated, she voiced and supplied movement seize for Ellie within the authentic online game.
Reviews from earlier this month steered that HBO content material, together with The Final of Us, Recreation of Thrones, Euphoria, and extra, is about to depart the Disney+ Hotstar platform in India, owing to some ‘restructuring plans’ laid out by the returning Disney CEO Bob Iger. At present, there is no such thing as a phrase on the platform the HBO content material would transfer to, as soon as the plans are put into movement, although Amazon Prime Video is being seen because the frontrunner to realize the streaming rights.
HBO additionally introduced in January that The Final of Us collection has been renewed for a second season and that it’ll observe the occasions of the polarising gory sequel, The Final of Us Half II online game. Showrunner Craig Mazin additionally steered that season 2 might be a break up into two components, given how a lot larger and extra sophisticated the story was.
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 out there. Season 1 is acknowledged to have 9 episodes, of which seven have launched to date.
