THE LAST OF US showrunner Craig Mazin joins Josh for a deep dive into the remarkable first season of the show and gives a tease of what's to come. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #craigmazin #thelastofus

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00:00 Introduction
03:24 From Chernobyl to Last of Us
05:24 Initial ideas for his take on The Last of Us
07:20 Making changes to The Last of Us
09:53 Complicity in the story
15:20 Unforgiven comparison
18:06 McCoanaughey/Mahershala Ali rumors
19:29 Connecting with Pedro
22:23 Casting Bella Ramsey
25:26 The flour theory
28:24 Have we seen Abby?
30:42 Killing Joel
36:42 Casting for season 2
40:43 The "video game curse"
44:26 Harry Potter TV series
47:11 Superheroes