The Final of Us season 2 has discovered its Abby Anderson in Kaitlyn Dever.
The Booksmart star, 27, confirmed on Tuesday that she is going to play Abby — an important character within the eponymous online game the present is predicated on — in season 2, set to start filming within the spring.
“So excited to affix the household ❤️,” Dever wrote in a submit on Instagram, tagging sequence co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, in addition to The Final of Us account.
Dever is greatest identified for her roles on Tim Allen‘s Final Man Standing, however most lately starred in Taika Waititi’s Subsequent Aim Wins, Hulu’s No One Will Save You and Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy‘s Good Grief on Netflix.
Below her submit, the actress’ well-known pals — together with The Final of Us season 1 alum, Melanie Lynskey — commented on the information, congratulating her on scoring the coveted function within the Emmy-nominated present.
“Oh I’m so in love with this casting ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️,” the Yellowjackets actress wrote.
“now that is iconic❤️🙌,” responded By no means Have I Ever actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
“🙌🙌🙌,” shared Levy.
Based on Comedian E book Assets, Dever’s character is an extremely divisive one amongst followers of the unique sport. Abby is a pacesetter of the Fireflies — a militia group within the sport — and later the Washington Liberation Fund. It is unclear if the present plans to observe Abby’s story from the sport, nevertheless.
HBO introduced in January 2023 that the Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey-led sequence had been renewed for season 2, simply two weeks after the primary episode premiered. In July, the present’s first season acquired 24 Emmy nominations, together with Finest Drama Sequence.
The primary season of the present follows Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Ramsey) as they journey throughout a post-pandemic United States to attempt to save humanity with a remedy for the contaminated.
The Hollywood Reporter asserted in 2023 that the top of season 2 is anticipated to cowl the sport’s sequel, as confirmed by Dever’s casting as her character solely seems in The Final of Us Half II, however Ramsey instructed ET that the define for the season can’t be described with out spoilers.
“Who is aware of what is going on to occur in season 2?” Ramsey stated. “I truly do not know… I nonetheless do not know what they’re hatching up.”
Final yr, Mazin instructed Collider that the sport’s second installment would most likely “take us greater than a season to inform,” leaving the door open for extra renewals, however each creators have made it clear they’ll by no means transcend the narrative established by the sport.
“Our ambition is to inform the story that exists, as greatest as we are able to, in a special medium,” Mazin stated, with Druckmann including, “This shall be as many seasons as required to succeed in that ending, and no extra.”
HBO has not but introduced a launch date for The Final of Us season 2, however the community’s Drama Chief, Francesca Orsi, instructed Deadline in Might 2023 that she and her crew had set a purpose for “a while in 2025.”
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