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HBO's The Last Of Us TV series may be more expensive than Game of Thrones


HBO is prepping to start filming on their massive TV series adaptation of the popular video game series The Last Of Us, which could be the network’s biggest show yet.

Filming got under way last week in the town of Fort McLeod in Alberta, Canada, with local IATSE 212 union president Damian Petti confirming, ‘it’s the largest project shooting in Canada’ at the moment. 

While Petti said he, ‘can’t confirm the official budget numbers,’ he said, ‘This project well exceeds the eight figure per episode mark,’ which could make it a more expensive show than their juggernaut fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Biggest show: HBO is prepping to start filming on their massive TV series adaptation of the popular video game series The Last Of Us, which could be the network's biggest show yet

Biggest show: HBO is prepping to start filming on their massive TV series adaptation of the popular video game series The Last Of Us, which could be the network’s biggest show yet

Bigger than Thrones: While Petti said he, 'can't confirm the official budget numbers,' he said, 'This project well exceeds the eight figure per episode mark,' which could make it a more expensive show than their juggernaut fantasy series Game of Thrones

Bigger than Thrones: While Petti said he, ‘can’t confirm the official budget numbers,’ he said, ‘This project well exceeds the eight figure per episode mark,’ which could make it a more expensive show than their juggernaut fantasy series Game of Thrones

‘The Last of Us which commences photography this week is indeed a monster. It has five art directors and employs an army of hundreds of technicians,’ Petti said.

‘It has had six months of prep and shoots (in Alberta) for 12 months,’ Petti added of the production.

He added the show filming in Fort McLeod will have, ‘a multiplier effect on our economy in terms of its impact.’

Monster: 'The Last of Us which commences photography this week is indeed a monster. It has five art directors and employs an army of hundreds of technicians,' Petti said

Monster: ‘The Last of Us which commences photography this week is indeed a monster. It has five art directors and employs an army of hundreds of technicians,’ Petti said

‘There are hundreds of related businesses benefitting from the plethora of work,’ he continued.

The Last Of Us has been confirmed to have a 10-episode first season, with Petti’s comments indicating the budget for the first season alone would be at least $100 million.

Though Petti adding that this show ‘well exceeds the eight figure per episode mark’ could mean the show might cost anywhere between $100 million to perhaps $150 million, if each episode is budgeted at $15 million.

Work: 'There are hundreds of related businesses benefitting from the plethora of work,' he continued

Work: ‘There are hundreds of related businesses benefitting from the plethora of work,’ he continued

When taking those numbers into consideration, the show is starting out in a place that is more expensive than the costly final seasons of Game of Thrones.

While the pilot alone was rumored to cost between $5 million and $10 million (with two separate pilot shoots involving actors who were re-cast), the first season was said to cost between $50 million and $60 million for 10 episodes.

The final season of Game of Thrones is believed to have cost $15 million per episode, though it only spanned six episodes for a cost of $90 million.

Thrones: When taking those numbers into consideration, the show is starting out in a place that is more expensive than the costly final seasons of Game of Thrones

Thrones: When taking those numbers into consideration, the show is starting out in a place that is more expensive than the costly final seasons of Game of Thrones

The Last Of Us has another Game of Thrones connection, starring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ella, who both starred on the hit fantasy series.

The story takes place, ‘twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed,’ following 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 across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival,’ according to the show’s description.

Connection: The Last Of Us has another Game of Thrones connection, starring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ella, who both starred on the hit fantasy series

Connection: The Last Of Us has another Game of Thrones connection, starring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ella, who both starred on the hit fantasy series

Joel: The story takes place, 'twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed,' following Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone

Joel: The story takes place, ‘twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed,’ following Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone



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