Isabela Merced is joining the cast of 'The Last of Us' for season 2. The 'Transformers: The Last Knight' star has joined the acclaimed HBO drama's cast as Dina, a character known to fans from 'The Last of Us: Part II' game. Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said, "Dina is warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, dangerous and instantly lovable. You can search forever for an actor who effortlessly embodies all of those things, or you can find Isabela Merced right away. We couldn't be prouder to have her join our family."
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00:00 Isabella Merced is joining the cast of The Last of Us for season 2.
00:03 The Transformers The Last Knight stars joined the acclaimed HBO dramas cast as Dina,
00:09 a character known to fans from The Last of Us Part II game.
00:12 Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said, "Dina is warm, brilliant, wild, funny,
00:17 moral, dangerous, and instantly lovable. You can search forever for an actor who effortlessly
00:22 embodies all of those things, or you can find Isabella Merced right away. We couldn't be
00:26 prouder to have her join our family." She joins two other major cast additions that were announced
00:30 by the production this week, young Mazino as Jesse and Kaitlyn Deaver as Abby. Season 2 of
00:36 the series that stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, respectively, is expected to
00:41 start production in the spring and return to HBO in 2025. For more on this story and the latest TV
00:56 news, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.