The roster for the second season of HBO’s The Final of Us grows greater day-after-day. The most recent actor to leap on board the critically acclaimed adaptation of Naughty Canine’s sequence of video games is Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek fame. She’ll be becoming a member of returning leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, together with Kaitlyn Dever who’s taking the function of Abby.
The official announcement got here through the Max Twitter account following an look by O’Hara on Watch What Occurs Reside during which O’Hara responded “yeah” to a followers query about rumors she was in dialogue for a task in The Final of Us season 2. O’Hara additionally jokingly replied by saying, “How have you learnt these items?” Rumors of O’Hara’s involvement first surfaced on January 29 from reporter Daniel Richtman.
As to who O’Hara will play in Season 2, that’s presently being stored below wraps. In contrast to different high-profile casting information for Season 2, equivalent to Dever’s casting as Abby, O’Hara’s function stays a thriller. When wanting by way of the plot of The Final of Us Half 2 for a touch at who she might be enjoying, there aren’t any massive components that stick out. The extra doubtless state of affairs is that she can be enjoying a personality unique to the TV adaptation. One of many greatest (and greatest) departures the primary season of HBO’s The Final of Us produced from its supply materials was the addition or growth of characters with minor connections to Joel and Ellie’s story. A standout instance was the third episode, “Lengthy, Lengthy Time,” starring Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett. The almost certainly state of affairs is that O’Hara will get to headline her personal episode that reveals off her dramatic chops. Season 2 is scheduled to start taking pictures this month.