THE LAST OF US Teaser Art Revealed Ahead of January 15th Series Premiere on HBO and HBO Max

As someone who finds those opening scenes of The Last of Us video game to be some of the most harrowing video game moments I've ever played, I can't wait to see what the TV series adaptation of the legendary Naughty Dog game will look like, and the wait thankfully won't be long, as new teaser art for the nine-episode first season reveals a Sunday, January 15th release date for The Last of Us on HBO and HBO Max (where it will be streamable in 4K).

Below, you can see the new teaser art (featuring Joel and Ellie) as well as the previously released teaser trailer for The Last of Us series.

The Last of Us stars "Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, 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 as Riley, Merle Dandridge as Marlene, Jeffrey Pierce as Perry, Lamar Johnson as Henry, Keivonn Woodard as Sam, Graham Greene as Marlon, and Elaine Miles as Florence. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker also star."

Synopsis: "THE LAST OF US takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival."

Credits: "THE LAST OF US, based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PlayStation® platforms, is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and is executive produced by Carolyn Strauss, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Rose Lam. Production companies: PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog."