Kantemir Balagov Set to Helm The Last of Us Series Pilot
Though initially setting Johan Renck to helm the pilot, marking a reunion between the
Chernobyl director and creator Craig Mazin, HBO has tapped Kantemir Balagov (
Beanpole) to helm the first episode of
The Last of Us series adaptation as Renck has exited due to a scheduling conflict, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Last of Usis an action-adventure survival horror video game that is played from a third-person perspective. It was developed by the Santa Monica-based video game developer Naughty Dog, who is also best known for creating the