The Last of Us (TV series): Season 2

While we are still excited about the start of the second season of The Last of Us series waiting and craving every little bit of information, the actors of the series adaptation happily chat away.

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Now also Dora the Explorer and Madame Web star Isabela Mercedin the HBO's The Last of Us' Season 2 will take on the role of Dina becomes. She revealed who she had a direct chemistry with on the set of the hit series and what she thinks of the popular video game template.

The Last of Us series: The chemistry between Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced was right from the start

As part of a conversation with Collider, which of course was about The Last of Us series, the actress who was hired for the second season was now available to answer questions. So she talked about her respect for themactual gameshow she came to be involved in the HBO adaptation and her special relationship with Bella Ramsey as well as her connection to showrunner Craig Mazin and Naughty Dogs Neil Druckmann.

Merced explained that she is writing The Last of Us: Part 2 – which forms the basis for the second season of the TV series – didn't play at all, until she was called into the official cast. Nevertheless, it was “a great experience” because the game was “so well made” and despite the rather sad and violent story “amazing experience” been. “I consider anything that gets my pulse racing to be a fun experience, so I enjoyed it. “Great work by Neil Druckmann,” the 22-year-old emphasizes once again.

Also, how she even got the role of Dina, Merced revealed. So she didn't even know whose skin she should slip into before she met with Mazin and Druckmann. And even when it was clear that she got the role, things didn't go smoothly – after all, half of Hollywood held the role at the same time Strike signs in the air. “But the connection with Craig and Neil was just amazing. By the way, Craig and I have a lot of things in common. Our brains work faster than our mouths and that I just love it on him. “He’s definitely one of my favorite gurus when it comes to life,” she said warmly to her set colleagues.

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But above all Ellie actress Bella Ramsey I particularly fell in love with Merced; the chemistry between the two young actresses was there “from day one,” as she also reveals. “There is no work to be done. I really respect Bella. I'm learning so much. I feel very honored to be here.” Already a few weeks ago Isabela Merced spoke about her “unhealthy obsession” with video games. Joel actor Pedro Pascal, however, revealed as filming progresses on HBO's second season of The Last of Us.

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