The Last Of Us Show Has Found Its Abby

After weeks of rumors, it’s finally been confirmed that and actor Kaitlyn Dever will play opposite Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in Max’s second season of as Abby.Max initially announced Dever’s casting without naming her role, then the original game’s developer Naughty Dog confirmed on its own account that Dever will play Abby, the once secret second protagonist of .

Director and writer Neil Druckmann has confirmed the second season will be a direct adaptation of , which includes a dueling story that swaps between the perspectives of Ellie and Abby. So it seems likely that Ramsey will lead chunks of the second season as Ellie, with other episodes focusing on Dever as Abby.

However, it wouldn’t be surprising if the season tweaks parts of the story, as the first season took some liberties with the source material, like the . Abby has been a divisive character for fans, given her explosive role in the story that we won’t spoil here, but she’s also probably the best character in who best embodies the game’s themes.

The question is, how buff is Dever gonna get for this role? Abby and if shooting is , she better get started lifting. Although, given featured some flashbacks of Abby before she started really hitting the gym, it would make some sense for the show to perhaps shoot some of those scenes early on and give Dever some time to tap into some method acting and take up Abby’s workout routine.

This isn’t the first time Dever has worked with Naughty Dog, as she also played Cassie Drake, Nathan Drake’s daughter, in the epilogue of . That means she could be at least somewhat familiar with a few members of the team she’ll be working with on the second season of the show. ’ second season will premiere ..