The Final of Us might not return till 2025, however star Jeffrey Wright is opening up about becoming a member of the HBO sequence for its highly-anticipated second season.
Wright’s connection to the present extends past its TV confines, having originated the position he’ll play as Isaac Dixon within the online game. “My son was a fan of the sport and I met Neil Druckmann who’s the creator,” Wright recollects of his preliminary introduction to the world. Druckman, as Wright factors out can also be “behind the sequence.”
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“He requested me if I wished to be part of the sport,” Wright continues. “One of many writers from Westworld is a author for the sport and in addition for the sequence, Halley [Wegryn Gross],” the actor reveals. “And so, I requested my son, ‘What are you aware about this factor, The Final of Us?’ And he was like, ‘What?!’” Wright says animatedly with fun.
In different phrases, his son’s enthusiasm was a straightforward strategy to persuade Wright to hitch the world. “And so I agreed to voice this character Isaac Dixon for the sport.” Wright is simply the most recent online game performer to dip his toes into the tv model; Season 1 additionally featured Merle Dandridge reprising her position onscreen as Fireflies chief Marlene.
In fact, followers will recall how her story ended with Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) killing her to avoid wasting Ellie (Bella Ramsey) from being sacrificed to discover a remedy for the apocalyptic outbreak that turned the world the wrong way up. Moreover, Season 1 featured different online game stars together with Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, who performed the online game variations of Ellie and Joel, amongst others.
Concerning his return to The Final of Us universe, Wright says, “It was enjoyable to return and revisit that character however do it within the flesh,” which he notes is an “attention-grabbing flesh to inhabit.” As beforehand teased, Isaac is described because the chief of a giant militia group often called the Washington Liberation Entrance within the online game.
Whereas Wright couldn’t say an excessive amount of about his character’s position in Season 2, he teases that when “we introduce the character this season, we inform a little bit about his historical past, which is a bit more than we see within the sport.” As for what viewers can anticipate, he warns, “Buckle up.”
The Final of Us, Season 2 Premiere, 2025, HBO and Max