HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 has found its Manny, Mel, Nora, and Owen, all key characters in the story that unfolds in The Last of Us Part II. Announced today, Danny Ramirez (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Top Gun: Maverick) will play Manny, Ariela Barer (Runaways) as Mel, Tati Gabrielle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as Nora, and Spencer Lord (Riverdale) as Owen.
HBO describes Manny as “a loyal soldier whose sunny outlook belies the pain of old wounds and a fear that he will fail his friends when they need him most,” and Mel as “a young doctor whose commitment to having lives is challenged by the realities of war and tribalism,” according to a Variety report.
The streaming service describes Nora as “a military medic struggling to come to terms with the sins of her past,” and Owen as “a gentle soul trapped in a warrior’s body, condemned to fight an enemy he refuses to hate.”
We won’t spoil these characters’ roles in The Last of Us Part II, which is likely to match their roles in HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2, but if you know you know.
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