The Last of Us It is the most watched series in the history of HBO Max Latin America. The series, produced by HBO, generated a significant volume of positive reviews from its first chapter. This trend was sustained until the last episode, the ninth. So many good comments, and a captive audience among fans of the video game and those who were enchanted by the adaptation, have taken it to a prestigious place in Latin America.
The news was shared by HBO Max through a statement. It explains the following:
«The Last of Us It has become the most watched production in the history of HBO Max in Latin America. (…) The series has been a success since its launch, capturing the attention of a passionate audience, showing constant growth week after week”.
Official statement from HBO Max.
What does this translate to? The Last of Us has surpassed the success, in terms of visualizations, that it had the house of the dragon. This last series was preceded by an important expectation, taking into account that it is a prequel to Game of Thronesone of the most important adaptations in contemporary television history.
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The figures in Latin America
According to information from HBO Max, the number of users who saw the last episode doubled the numbers registered in the first. For this reason, the statement details a “constant growth” of The Last of Us in Latin America. If this is contrasted with the narrative development of the production, in general terms the series maintained an ascending line in the construction of its characters and in the scale of violence and aggressiveness, something key in an environment in which the goal is to survive.
According to information collected by The nationthe figures for this growth are as follows:
“The first episode of this story in Latin America and the first six episodes of The Last of Us have averaged 30.4 million viewers since its premiere on January 15, with the debut episode approaching 40 million viewers”.
What does this imply? According to The nation: “With these figures, The Last of Us defeat House of the Dragonthe prequel to game of Throneswhich achieved an average of 29 million viewers per chapter«.
In this sense, The Hollywood Reporter It has citrons that allow to have a global context of the phenomenon of The Last of Us within the HBO Max platform. According to information obtained by this means, the season one finale averaged, across all HBO platforms, 8.2 million viewers.
The success of The Last of Us
The series produced by HBO came with the responsibility of being a good adaptation. The Last of Us It is one of the most important video games in recent times, with a huge number of followers in the world. Two months after the first episode premiered, it is likely that the series is already among the best of the year or, at least, of the first semester.
The Last of Us He not only kept a close relationship with the video game, respecting the base story, recreating iconic scenes, leaving a trail of winks for fans. It was also a production that managed to reach an audience outside of consoles due to its story. Joel Miller (Peter Pascal) and Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) managed to form a couple that was transformed through the chapters. The relationship that started out rough mutated into a father-daughter bond that gave a key human background.
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In a post-apocalyptic period, in which the adversary is not only beings eaten by a fungus, but also the few people who remain, they prevailed as a hope from the past. A relationship marked by various gaps and traumas that has mobilized millions of viewers throughout the world. The Last of Us already has a second season confirmed.