HBO has cast The Last of Us season 3’s Seraphites, Yara and Lev.<\/p>\n
Bridgerton’s Michelle Mao will play Yara, while Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s Kyriana Kratter will play Lev. As reported by Deadline<\/a>, HBO held an “inclusive casting for Lev with young actors of different backgrounds”, after which 15-year-old Kratter secured the role.<\/p>\n Kratter’s appointment as a transgender character has caused a little consternation amongst fans<\/a>, particularly, as one player preminded us<\/a>, the casting team “did go out of their way to find a small Deaf Black child [Sam] who was fluent in ALS for a role […] simply because the pool of actors was nonexistent”.<\/p>\n It’s currently suspected the upcoming third season will be its last<\/a>. Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will both join The Last of Us for the show’s upcoming season<\/a>, along with Patrick Wilson as Abby’s father, Jerry, and Jason Ritter, who will play Hanley, a WLF soldier.<\/a><\/p>\n Last year, Neil Druckmann announced he was stepping back from the series after The Last of Us season two<\/a>, in order to focus on Naughty Dog<\/a>‘s gaming output, which includes Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/a>. Druckmann had previously worked on The Last of Us’ adaptation as a co-showrunner, director, writer and producer.<\/p>\n