Joel and Ellie’s bleak journey is unfolding on HBO Max, with the primary 5 episodes of The Final of Us accessible on the streaming service now. Episode 5 landed Friday, Feb. 10, however the collection will return to its common weekend slot for episode 6.

The present adapts the legendary PlayStation online game collection from developer Naughty Canine, with the nine-episode season 1 specializing in the preliminary entry within the franchise. It is also been renewed for a second season.

The present premiered on Jan. 15, drawing an viewers of 10 million in its first two days, with episodes coming every week till March 12. The remaining 4 episodes are scheduled to launch on Sundays.

The Final of Us launch dates and occasions

Here is the complete launch schedule for The Final of Us on HBO Max. We’ll regulate this if the corporate pronounces any adjustments or breaks. New episodes will arrive at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET), which you would possibly keep in mind because the time slot occupied by Home of the Dragon final yr.

• Episode 1: Obtainable now
• Episode 2: Obtainable now
• Episode 3: Obtainable now
• Episode 4: Obtainable now
• Episode 5: Obtainable now
• Episode 6: Sunday, Feb. 19
• Episode 7: Sunday, Feb. 26
• Episode 8: Sunday, March 5
• Episode 9: Sunday, March 12

The place is The Final of Us accessible outdoors the US?

The present drops globally on the identical time, so there are the occasions for a number of areas:

• Canada, Crave at 9 p.m. Sunday
• UK and Eire: Sky Atlantic and Now at 2 a.m. Monday
• Australia: Binge and Foxtel at 1 p.m. AEDT Monday
• New Zealand: Neon at 3 p.m. Monday

What’s The Final of Us?

Set in a world the place an unnervingly plausible fungal mind an infection transforms many of the world’s inhabitants into violent cannibals, the video games observe grumpy smuggler Joel and his upbeat teen pal Ellie as they journey throughout a ruined US. 

Who’s in it?

The collection stars The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal as Joel, together with his fellow Recreation of Thrones alumnus Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman, Anna Torv from Fringe and Yellowjackets‘ Melanie Lynskey present up too.

Are there trailers?

HBO gave us just a few tastes of the present. The most up-to-date trailer arrived in December, and the corporate has been dropping episode previews forward of every new installment. 

How scary is it?

It is extra thriller than horror, with loads of intense moments. The contaminated do not present up typically — Joel and Ellie face extra human survivors than monsters — however are used to nice impact once they do.

Do I must have performed the video games?

No. The present retells the occasions of the primary recreation, which got here out in 2013, with some storylines and background parts expanded. 

Writers Craig Mazin (creator of HBO’s Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann (the video games collection’ inventive director) added a flashback scene to provide newcomers a agency grounding within the story’s origins.  

Nonetheless, The Final of Us and its 2020 sequel are among the most partaking video games ever made. It is best to undoubtedly dive in if the present intrigues you. The unique recreation is out there on PS3, PS4 and PS5 (a PC model is popping out March 3), whereas the second is at the moment solely on PS4.