When it comes to potential spin-offs, there's one prominent The Last of Us tale that really does need to be told, and, thanks to this tease by one of the cast, it could actually be happening.
There are arguably many ways HBO’s The Last of Us could branch off into spin-off territory, such is the scope of its potential. However, it’s the lives of Bill and Frank that many fans want to see told next.
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In season one’s ‘A Long, Long Time’ episode, viewers met Bill and Frank, with the pair garnering praise for introducing a “triumphant departure from the games”. It was a tour de force. So much so that, since it aired, fans have demanded to see the pair return so we can witness less heartbreak and more wholesome tenderness that the pair brought to the bleak world of TLOU.
Talking with Deadline, the actor behind Bill, Nick Offerman, revealed that the prequel for Bill and Frank “has been pitched”. He then continued by saying, “I think we pitched a whole mini-series of a prequel of their lives before they met each other. It could be a musical. We’re not short on ideas. We’ll just we’ll see what Craig [Mazin] and Neil [Druckmann] come up with.”
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The moment we read the word “musical”, we immediately thought of Alan Wake II and got very excited – anyone who’s played through that section will know that musicals can convey so many emotions in such an entertaining format. Whether it would work for HBO’s vision of TLOU, we can’t say, but we’re still here for an all singing, all dancing cast.
Unfortunately, as highlighted by the issues surrounding the casting of Abby, some fans are unable to loosen their grip on what they perceive the franchise should include and/or tell us. As such, it makes making creative decisions that much harder.
Still, we live in hope that we’ll see Bill and Frank’s story untold in the prequel Offerman so innocently teased.
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