HBO’s The Last of Us adds new cast members for its third season, including John Goodman along with video game performers Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander. The outlets report that Bailey and Alexander are taking on newly created roles, while Goodman is also cast as a distinct character in the live-action series.
Deadline and other reports specify that Goodman plays Joey, part of a duo called “Heroes of the Highway.” For Bailey and Alexander, the casting draws on their prior work in the source material: both previously voiced characters in The Last of Us: Part II, with Alexander voicing Lev and Bailey voicing Abby. Polygon and Variety focus on this connection while also noting that they now appear in different roles from their game characters. Overall, the coverage converges on the same three additions to the Season 3 cast and emphasizes the crossover between the game’s performers and the show’s expanded ensemble.
