“Zombies Enough for Everyone”: The Walking Dead authors are not afraid of competition with the adaptation of The Last of Us from HBO

The authors of the popular television series “the walking Dead“are not afraid of competition with the screen version of the post-apocalyptic drama currently in production The last of uscreated by the studio Naughty dog… Told about it Scott Gimple, one of the senior franchise development coordinators The walking dead

Let us remind you that for the television adaptation The last of us responsible for the production team of the HBO channel, a scriptwriter and producer assigned to the project Craig Mazin, known to many for his work on the series “Chernobyl“, and Neil Druckmann – the creative director of the original game.

The conversation about a direct clash of the two franchises came against the background of the fact that, according to preliminary plans, in 2023 year soap opera The walking dead must meet its finale at 11th season… If the authors of the TV adaptation have no difficulties The last of us will not arise, on travel Joel and Ellie viewers will probably also be able to watch around the same time period.

However, the authors “Walking“they do not see problems in such a scenario, since the two shows will have completely different tone and mood from each other

“We never thought about the fact that viewers will have to choose which zombies they will look at. [The Last of Us] is an incredible game. Insanely talented people were involved in its creation, and at the same time it manages to noticeably differ from The Walking Dead. They have a completely different approach.

We will not interfere with each other, there will be enough zombies for everyone, and stories about them can be told in a variety of ways. Personally, I’m going to watch both series. Hopefully other viewers will do the same, ”explained Scott Gimple, director of development for The Walking Dead.

As a reminder, earlier this month The last of us from HBO entered the active stage of production, which means that in the coming months we can expect the first details of the project, including information about the cast.

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