The Last of Us

The Last of Us has built a devoted audience in Australia on Foxtel Now and HBO Max, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel and YouTube TV among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. 2 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. 7,143 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Bella Ramsey sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Foxtel Now.

The Last of Us is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — The Last of Us earns every emotional beat it goes for. Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival. Bella Ramsey and Gabriel Luna lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. The series ran for 2 seasons (2023–2025), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The Last of Us resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

The Last of Us is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. Fans of 12 Monkeys will recognise the sensibility here immediately. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Bella Ramsey's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

The Last of Us is currently airing new episodes, created by Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin — so there's no better time to catch up before the story moves forward. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.