'The Last of Us' Season 2 Eyes Kaitlyn Dever for Abby (Official)

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Kaitlyn Dever Officially Cast in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 as Abby

The 'No One Will Save You' star has joined the acclaimed HBO hit in a pivotal role from the game.

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Back in August, The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin told the L.A. Times that he had found an actress to play Abby Anderson in Season 2. To that end, I hear that Kaitlyn Dever is in talks to tackle the role.

Should a deal make, Dever would join Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in Season 2, which is expected to premiere on HBO in 2025. In the game, Abby is positioned as a rival to Ramsey’s Ellie — a role that Dever herself was once eyed for, having done a table read as that character.

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Sources say that Dever is poised to win the role on the strength of her bravura silent turn in Brian Duffield’s alien invasion movie No One Will Save You, which premiered on Hulu earlier this year. 

Dever is one of the most talented actresses of her generation, and I consider her casting a major coup for this series, as well as a solid career move for her — should it come to fruition, of course.

Best known for starring in Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, her TV credits include the acclaimed limited series Unbelievable and Dopesick, as well as the long-running ABC series Last Man Standing. She’ll soon be seen in Dan Levy’s indie Good Grief, which co-stars Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Luke Evans, and Emma Corrin.

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