While HBO's The Last of Us series is in production, it turns out there's a member of the cast whose involvement wasn't divulged earlier. The beans were spilled, though without a lot of details, that former Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman has joined the cast, though who he will play has not been divulged.

The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. While the shooting has begun on the show, there isn't a great deal known about who else might appear. That's certainly the case when it was discovered that Offerman was shooting some scenes as the still undisclosed character.

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Instead of an announcement from the people behind HBO's The Last of Us series, the news that Offerman was a member of the project came from castmate Murray Bartlett, who let the cat out of the bag in a rather nonchalant way. In an interview with The Guardian, Bartlett made a comment that seemed to go relatively unnoticed by the publication where he said that he'd been shooting scenes with Offerman. Bartlett added that working with the actor was great because he had fun playing off him. While The Guardian didn't seem to realize the bombshell that had been dropped, it was the first mention of Offerman being attached to The Last of Us show. Bartlett on the other hand will be playing Frank, the partner of Bill, a paranoid survivor of the apocalypse in the show.

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The roles that are known in the show include Anna Torv as Joel's smuggling partner, Tess, Merle Dandridge taking on the same role she had in the game as Marlene, and Gabriel Luna as Joel's younger brother, Tommy. The Last of Us is written by Craig Mazin with Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann, who is also helming episodes of the series. In addition to talking about Offerman being a member of the cast, Bartlett said that Mazin's writing was mind-blowing.

Offerman is a big enough name in the television series business that it seems likely that either HBO or Naughty Dog will make an official announcement that he's a part of the show. They might also tell the audience who he is playing. Because there has been some talk that The Last of Us series will diverge at least a little from the game, it's possible the veteran actor will be playing someone who did not exist before HBO decided to make the series.

HBO’s The Last of Us television series is expected to premiere in 2022.

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Source: The Guardian