Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Bumblebee) and Clea DuVall (Poker Face) have joined The Last of Us Season 3 as HBO successfully recasts one of its supporting characters and fleshes out the seraphites.
News on the changes comes from Deadline, which reports Lendeborg Jr. will be the new face playing the part of the Washington Liberation Front’s (WLF) Manny. The part was previously filled by Danny Ramirez for select scenes in Season 2, with the actor said to be stepping away from the PlayStation video game adaptation due to “scheduling reasons.”
DuVall, meanwhile, has been tapped to play one of the many individuals that makes up the faction known as the seraphites. The group, which is known for disemboweling their enemies and communicating via tactical whistling, has largely remained in the background in The Last of Us show but will reappear in Season 3.
Like the seraphites, Manny, a loyal WLF soldier and one of Abby’s (Kaitlyn Dever) closest allies, only showed up a handful of times through Season 2 and will get more screentime in the next batch of episodes. His actor’s replacement arrives as HBO continues adapting the events of The Last of Us Part 2 video game, while the show shifts its focus to a new lead.
Warning! Spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2 follow.
After sending Bella Ramsey’s Ellie on a journey of revenge, The Last of Us Season 2 left audiences with a cliffhanger that teased a season led by Dever’s Abby. It means fans should likely expect to meet new characters and learn more about old ones as the series turns back the clock with a fresh perspective. Although showrunner Craig Mazin has teased the next season will be longer than the seven-episode Season 2 run, HBO boss Casey Bloys recently suggested that Season 3 will be the show’s last.
The crew behind The Last of Us show shrank in July when Naughty Dog head and series co-creator Neil Druckmann announced he would be leaving the project to focus on continuing the development of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Just after his departure, Bloys said Season 3 was planned to premiere in 2027, but an exact, concrete release date has yet to be confirmed.
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