The Final of Us Provides Catherine O’Hara to Its Listing of Season 2 Stars

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Catherine O’Hara has signed on to affix HBO’s subsequent season of The Last of Us.

Per Variety, the actor can be showing within the sophomore outing for the post-apocalyptic drama. Her casting comes weeks after different actors had been locked in for main season two roles, reminiscent of Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and Isabela Merced as Dina. However not like them, her function is being saved solely beneath wraps at time of writing.

However that hasn’t stopped Final of Us followers from speculating on what character O’Hara can be. Since season two is adapting 2020’s The Last of Us Part II, which means the present will introduce audiences to an enemy faction referred to as the Seraphites (or Scars). They imagine the Cordyceps an infection was an intentional punishment for humanity’s sins—particularly know-how and bodily pleasure—and in flip would pave the way in which for our redemption. Their unnamed chief died previous to the occasions of the sport, however the Seraphites understandably maintain her in excessive regard, to the purpose that they started calling her “the Prophet” and have fought the Contaminated (and the militaristic Washington Liberation Entrance, or Wolves) sans firearms. In-game artwork reveals her as an older girl with shoulder size hair, which makes O’Hara a potentail useless ringer for the half.

The first season of HBO’s adaptation widened the scope of the video games to incorporate views not beforehand seen, like a short vignette of an Indonesian scientist who learns of the an infection days earlier than the outbreak and the start of Bella Ramsey’s Ellie. With that in thoughts, it is sensible that the present sketch out who the Seraphites and WLF are to offer audiences a greater thought of the place they’re coming from, since there’s key characters from either side of the battle that act as protagonists in The Final of Us Half II. Whether or not O’Hara is taking part in the Seraphite Chief or another person, it’s possible mentioned particular person will present up sooner or later within the present.

The Final of Us season two is anticipated to reach on HBO and Max in 2025.

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