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Robin Atkin Downes, a veteran voice actor known for The Last of Us and Uncharted, has joined Naughty Dog’s upcoming PS5 sci‑fi game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, joining a cast that includes Tati Gabrielle and others; the title is set thousands of years in the future on the planet Sempira, with a soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and its release date has not been announced.
Matthew McConaughey revealed on Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast that he discussed but ultimately declined the lead role of Joel Miller in HBO's The Last of Us, saying it wasn’t for him at the time as he was focusing on writing and leadership opportunities; Pedro Pascal ultimately played Joel and earned Emmy nominations, while Mazin suggested the talks weren’t serious. McConaughey is now promoting his film The Rivals of Amziah King.
HBO’s The Last of Us Season 3 is expanding its cast and shifting its focus toward the Seraphites and Abby’s arc, with Li Jun Li cast as Miriam (the mother of Yara and Lev), Clea DuVall joining as an unnamed Seraphite, and Peter Sarsgaard as a Seraphite leader Amon. Manny is recast with Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (replacing Danny Ramirez), Jason Ritter will play Hanley, and Patrick Wilson is set for a recurring role as Jerry, the father of Abby’s revenge motive. Production is underway, and the season is expected to be the show’s final one.
The 42nd Television Critics Association Awards nominations crown Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay with five nods, with Industry and Heated Rivalry also earning five; the rules now include animation and international series, and other nominees span Hacks, The Pitt, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and The Lowdown. In related TV news, Peter Skarsgård joins The Last of Us for season 3 amid a Vancouver shoot paused by the World Cup, Taskmaster reveals its season 22 UK cast, and FX will release a standalone origin episode for Adults ahead of season 2, signaling a busy summer for TV fans.
Craig Mazin discusses his decades-long adaptation of The Sheep Detectives (based on Leonie Swann’s Three Bags Full), aiming for a Babe-style, emotionally grounded talking-animal film, while reflecting on his genre-spanning career from comedy to Chernobyl to The Last of Us, his approach as a script doctor, and how he writes for two different fanbases—plus a light anecdote about his freshman-year roommate Ted Cruz.
Troy Baker says Joel’s story from The Last of Us isn’t finished and should be proliferated across multiple mediums—TV, film, games, and comics—after the HBO series’ success. He praises Pedro Pascal’s portrayal, notes the show’s broader reach, and mentions that season 3 is underway with Kaitlyn Dever returning as Abby and Kyriana Kratter as Lev.
Li Jun Li has joined The Last of Us Season 3 as Miriam, the Seraphite mother of Lev and Yara, joining a growing ensemble that includes Yara and Lev actors Michelle Mao and Kyriana Kratter along with returning stars Kaitlyn Dever, Bella Ramsey, Isabella Merced, Gabriel Luna and Jeffrey Wright. The season was renewed in 2025 ahead of Season 2’s debut, with Mazin remaining showrunner after Druckmann’s departure and set to write/EP. Production is slated to begin this summer. Li Jun Li is also slated to appear next in Spider-Noir opposite Nicolas Cage.
A former senior Naughty Dog designer says crunch was ingrained in the studio’s workflow, with internal discussions implying it’s necessary to make games at their level; despite efforts to mitigate crunch after The Last of Us Part II, insiders and Bloomberg report the pattern has resurfaced during Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’s development to meet internal milestones and a Sony demo, suggesting a continued cycle of overtime driven by deadlines.
A former Naughty Dog employee claims crunch culture intensified after Uncharted and The Last of Us and was effectively accepted by leadership as the price of making games at the studio’s level, with internal deadlines treated as external ones and bonuses tied to extra work. Refusing crunch could lead to a negative recommendation letter, and the studio is described as leaning into crunch, including cases like Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Pedro Pascal was photographed exiting a vehicle en route to a hotel in Manhattan's Lower East Side on Monday night, alongside Rafael Olarra, Faena's creative director. Pascal signed autographs and posed for fans before heading inside, with the two seen linking arms the day before. The piece also notes Olarra's past relationship with actor Luke Evans.
The Baldur’s Gate franchise is being adapted into a TV series led by Craig Mazin, with Larian Studios not directly involved. The show will take place after Baldur’s Gate 3’s events, drawing on the world’s lore but following new storylines, and Mazin plans to consult with BG3’s cast ideas and have input from Larian as the adaptation moves forward. The IP is owned by Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro).
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is set to replace Danny Ramirez in The Last of Us Season 3, marking a cast change for the upcoming season.
The Last of Us season 3, likely its final chapter, will introduce Clea DuVall as a Seraphite and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Manny, with Lendeborg Jr. replacing Danny Ramirez who couldn’t return due to scheduling.
Clea DuVall will play a seraphite and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will take over the Manny role (replacing Danny Ramirez) in The Last of Us Season 3. The series, co-created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, will be led by Mazin as sole showrunner after Druckmann’s departure, and Season 3 is expected to be Abby’s perspective, with Kaitlyn Dever co-starring opposite Bella Ramsey; the show remains a Sony Pictures Television co-production with executive producers including Strauss, Lesko, O’Connor, Qizilbash, Swan and Wells.
Danny Ramirez will be recast as Manny in 'The Last of Us' Season 3 due to scheduling conflicts, with the character being a former Firefly and friend of Abby, involved in the series' post-apocalyptic storyline.