According to Deadline, the producers of the television series based on The Last of US have silenced the actress Storm Reid to interpret the role of Riley Abel.

Riley appeared for the first time in Left Behind, the DLC of the Last of Us. In this additional content, which was set several weeks before the events that narrated the main game, Riley met with Ellie by completing the narrative arch initiated in the comic the Last of US: American Dream. In the game of Naughty Dog YAGNI King was the incarnated actress to put a voice to Riley.

Regarding Reid, the young Actress of eighteen years is mainly known for appearing on the Euphoria television series, although she has also been able to see her in films such as The Suicide Squad or the invisible man.

The Last of Us series, whose filming will end in July, is still without a release date, but it is one of the great bets of the HBO for the coming years. In it participate actors of the renown of Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) as Joel, Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) like Ellie, Nick Offer man (Parks and Recreation) like Bill, Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) as Tommy or Merle Tandridge, Returning the role of Marlene who already played in the game.

Craig Main (Chernobyl) has written the series with Neil Drumming, who will also direct several episodes of the expected adaptation.