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Catherine O’Hara has joined the cast of The last of us Season 2.
HBO is staying mum on her casting for now, saying only that O’Hara will guest star in an “undisclosed role.”
O’Hara is the first guest star to be announced after HBO made several major additions to the cast for the second installment of the post-apocalyptic drama based on the video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation. HBO recently cast Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina and Young Mazino as Jesse.
The series has become something of a guest star showcase, as Season 1 featured the likes of Nick Offerman, Storm Reid, and Murray Bartlett among its guest stars. The first season dominated the guest acting categories at the 75th Emmy Awards with seven nominations. Reid and Offerman took home the trophies. Guest roles in The last of us Season 2 has become incredibly sought after, which will likely result in more big names joining the cast in the coming weeks.
As Deadline revealed in March, season 2 will be filmed in Vancouver as an important part of the story in The last of us Part II The video game is set in the Pacific Northwest. Production on the series, a co-production between HBO and Sony Pictures Television, will begin in February.
The last of usThe story takes place twenty years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What begins as a small job soon turns into a brutal and heartbreaking journey as the two must traverse America and depend on each other to survive.
The cast of season 1, which filmed in Calgary, Alberta, also included Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Anna Torv as Tess, Nico Parker as Sarah, Murray Bartlett as Frank, Nick Offerman as Bill, Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen, Storm Reid Like Riley. , Merle Dandridge as Marlene, Jeffrey Pierce as Perry, Lamar Johnson as Henry, Keivonn Woodard as Sam, Graham Greene as Marlon, Elaine Miles as Florence, Ashley Johnson as Anna and Troy Baker as James.
The last of us is written and produced by Mazin and Druckmann. Carolyn Strauss, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Rose Lam also serve as executive producers.
O’Hara is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and CAA.