The Last of Us season 3 adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey

Deadline reports that Goodman and Alexander play a duo called the Heroes of the Highway, while Bailey joins the HBO drama as a Seraphite leader.

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John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey have joined The Last of Us season 3, Deadline reports. Goodman plays Joey and Alexander plays Paco, a friendly pair calling themselves the Heroes of the Highway. Bailey plays Elizabeth, one of the Seraphites’ leaders. Alexander voiced Lev and Bailey voiced Abby in The Last of Us Part II, but Kyriana Kratter and Kaitlyn Dever hold those live-action roles. HBO has not revealed season 3’s plot; the 2027 season is expected to center Abby’s story.

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John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey have joined the third season of HBO’s The Last of Us, according to an original casting report from Deadline. Their roles add two characters created for the series and another leader to the Seraphite faction as the adaptation moves deeper into The Last of Us Part II.

Goodman will play Joey, while Alexander will play Paco. Deadline describes the characters as a friendly duo who call themselves the “Heroes of the Highway.” The report does not explain where the pair fit into the season or identify a direct counterpart from the games.

Bailey will play Elizabeth, one of the leaders of the Seraphites. That religious group is central to the Seattle conflict in Part II, but HBO has not announced the season’s plot or explained how Elizabeth will connect to the game’s existing characters.

Two game actors return in different roles

Alexander and Bailey already have deep ties to Naughty Dog’s series. Alexander voiced Lev in The Last of Us Part II, while Bailey performed Abby. They are not carrying those characters into live action: Kyriana Kratter plays Lev in the HBO adaptation, and Kaitlyn Dever plays Abby.

The production has used both approaches with performers from the games. Merle Dandridge and Jeffrey Wright reprised Marlene and Isaac in live action after voicing them, while Ashley Johnson moved from voicing Ellie to playing Ellie’s mother in the first-season finale. Alexander and Bailey now join the second group, returning to the same world as different people.

The new trio joins a growing season 3 cast. Deadline lists Li Jun Li as Miriam and Peter Sarsgaard as Amon, both connected to the Seraphites, along with Jason Ritter as WLF soldier Hanley and Patrick Wilson as Jerry, Abby’s father. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is taking over the role of Manny after Danny Ramirez could not return because of scheduling.

Season 3 is scheduled for 2027

Deadline says the next season is expected to focus on Abby’s arc, where the Seraphites play a major role, but that remains an expectation rather than an announced synopsis. Craig Mazin is serving as the sole showrunner after sharing that job with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann during the first two seasons.

The season is scheduled to premiere in 2027. It may also be the series’ last, although HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys stopped short of confirming that. He told Deadline that he believed Mazin had planned the third season as the finale.

The Last of Us season 3 adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey

Deadline reports that Goodman and Alexander play a duo called the Heroes of the Highway, while Bailey joins the HBO drama as a Seraphite leader.

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The Last of Us season 3 adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey

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Two game actors return in different roles

Season 3 is scheduled for 2027

The Last of Us season 3 adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey

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Two game actors return in different roles

Season 3 is scheduled for 2027

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Two game actors return in different roles

Season 3 is scheduled for 2027

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