Anna Torv to Star in 'Last of Us' for HBO in 'Key Role'

The Last of Us has added another celeb to the cast!

Mindhunter‘s Anna Torv has landed a “key role,” according to THR.

Anna will play Tess, “a smuggler and hardened survivor in a post-pandemic world.”

THR reports that the show “takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), 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 show is expected to premiere in 2022 and contain 10 episodes in the first season. Gabriel Luna, Nico Parker, Merle Dandridge, Murray Bartlett and Jeffrey Pierce also star.