If there’s one character that fans of The Last of Us games are eager to see come to HBO’s live-action series in season two, it’s Abby. Game players will, of course, know the very special role that Abby has to play in The Last of Us franchise. But if you don’t know, don’t go spoil yourselves! And we won’t spoil you. In celebration of The Last of Us season two, the cast and creators of the series held a special press conference, and, of course, the topic of Abby came up. Kaitlyn Dever, who will play Abby in The Last of Us season twoOpens in a new tab, offered some insights, and perhaps some teases into playing the role. Showrunners, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann also chimed in on what we can expect from this infamous character.
Speaking to Dever and the audience, Mazin and Druckmann shared about Dever’s performance: “Kaitlyn did things that I’m not sure you should have done. I don’t know how you did them. When we meet new performers, we’re like, we knew her obviously as an actor and what she could do, but then you meet the person, and well, what can you actually do? What are you comfortable with? And Kaitlyn just would never say no. And it was amazing. And when you see how physical, just how physically tremendous her performance is. It’s insane. But it’s just like every single one of these guys, we can’t wait for you to see what they do and how they interact with each other. It’s amazing.”
Meanwhile, Dever, who was at one point considered for the role of Ellie in a live-action The Last of Us movie, shared that she felt her place as Abby was fated.
She noted, “I loved what Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey did in this first season. It was just pure magic. It was so wonderful and I, I was a fan of the game. It was a real bonding moment for me and my dad playing it together. And to have it come back around, but 10 plus years later, it really felt like something I had always thought about. I just admired this story and what you did, and when it came back around, it felt surreal because it really felt like, ‘oh, well, things that are meant to be in your life will happen if they’re supposed to.’ And it just felt right. Abby felt right. It was very cool.”
Although everything below has been officially shared, we’re curtaining it off, just in case you don’t want any speculation or spoilers for Abby’s journey on The Last of Season 2 in your life.
When asked to describe The Last of Us season two as whole, Kaitlyn Dever used a very interesting word to describe the season as a whole. “Gripping,” Dever offered, drawing the word out. Now is that “gripping” like “thrilling” or “gripping” like… Abby is gripping something heavy in her hand during? Gulp! Okay, but seriously, no more spoilers, not even vague ones.
The Last of UsOpens in a new tab season two premieres on Sunday, April 13.
