
Ellie’s significance comes from her immunity to the fungal infection terrorizing the world, and throughout the development of their relationship, Joel understands how precious this cargo really is. Despite Joel initially refusing to participate, he agrees to help escort her through the zombie-infested United States, after learning of her special ability. Joel and Anna Torv's Tess, his smuggling partner Tess, has taken up the task of delivering Ellie to the Fireflies, a militant revolutionary faction.


The series is based on the 2013 PlayStation 3 video game of the same name, detailing the relationship between the weathered survivor Joel Miller, who is now played by Pedro Rascal, and a 14-year-old orphan named Ellie, who is played by Bella Ramsey. Pedro Rascal will portray Joel in the upcoming HBO adaptation of Last of Us The actor for the iconic character of Joel Miller in The Last of Us video game, hinted the upcoming third episode of HBO's The Last of Us live-action series will change how fans see the story.

Troy Baker’s recent comments on the Play Watch Listen podcast recently made waves across the Last of Us community.
