Li Jun Li heads to the post-apocalypse.
He sinners The rising star has been cast in HBO’s third season. the last of us, Deadline has confirmed, playing Miriam, a Seraphite and mother of Lev and Yara.
Li gained attention for her critically acclaimed performance as Grace Chow in Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning film. sinners.
Her casting joins the previously announced additions of Bridgerton’s Michelle Mao and Kyriana Kratter, who will play siblings Yara and Lev respectively.
The third season will adapt the second half of the video game Part II, shifting the central focus to Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
It marks a significant change in direction from the first two seasons, which followed Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, and Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, as they navigated a world destroyed by a fungal outbreak twenty years earlier.
The second season began five years after the original, leading the couple into a new, more unpredictable conflict.
Craig Mazin, who co-created the series along with the game’s Neil Druckmann and was co-showrunner on the first two seasons, assumes exclusive showrunner duties for the third season.
For Li, the position continues what is shaping up to be a strong streak of high-profile projects.
He will also appear alongside Nicolas Cage in the live-action series. black spiderwhich premieres on Prime Video on May 27.
