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T2 WHATS UP! January 15 - 21, 2023 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media A highly anticipated adaptation finally hits home screens Sunday, Jan. 15, when "The Last of Us" premieres on HBO. Based on the bestselling 2013 video game of the same name, "The Last of Us" follows survivors in post-apocalyptic America as they trek across the country on a special mis- sion that could save humanity. No sweat! Yet again tasked with sneak- ing a powerful child through arid, dangerous terrain is Pe- dro Pascal, whose experience in "The Mandalorian" portray- ing the titular bounty hunter comes in handy in his latest project. Pascal stars as Joel in "The Last of Us," a smuggler who has survived a bizarre fungal outbreak that forced the living into military-controlled quarantine zones or equally guarded settlements. Joel works with his smug- gling partner, Tess, portrayed by "Mindhunter" actress Anna Torv, within the Boston quar- antine zone. Filming for the show, however, took place a lit- tle farther north than the New England city. Locations across Alberta, Canada, stand in for post-apocalyptic America in "The Last of Us," as eagle-eyed internet sleuths spotted in ear- ly 2022, when the Instagram fan account @HBOTheLastO- fUs shared a photo and video of the show's production trucks rolling into the small town of Okotoks, just a few ki- lometers south of Calgary. While on the trail of a weap- on cache payday, Joel and Tess encounter the leader of a resis- tance militia named Marlene (Merle Dandridge "Station 19"), who offers Joel and Tess a risky trade for the guns. Marlene assures them that if they can safely smuggle a girl out of a quarantine zone and back to where she and the oth- er members of the Fireflies mi- litia are hiding out, then Joel and Tess will get even more than what they traveled there for. Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Pedro Pascal stars in "The Last of Us" Survival game Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just scan the QR code below to visit our website where you can search for the photo/s you want and order prints (many print options to choose from, including canvas). Check it out today! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Scan QR code for photos!