It’s game on (screen) for Pedro Pascal…

HBO has released the first footage of its new series The Last of Us, starring the 47-year-old Chilean actor.

The HBO original series is based on the video games developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation platforms.

The teaser shows Joel (Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they cross a snowy bridge with the latter’s voiceover saying, “Everybody I’ve cared for has either died or left me.”

“You have no idea what loss is,” Joel responds.

The Last of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.

The series also stars Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Jeffrey Pierce and Anna Torv.

The Last Of Us is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television.

PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint and Naughty Dog produce.