The Last of Us (HBO series)
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 13 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Praised as a prestige drama that rewards fans of the game, though many found season 2 weaker, with its departures from the game's structure and casting gap drawing criticism.
Praised as a prestige drama that rewards fans of the game, though many found season 2 weaker, with its departures from the game's structure and casting gap drawing criticism.
30 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 21
- criticize it
- 9
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 21 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Acclaimed prestige HBO drama
“HBO still makes highly regarded prestige TV series (The Last Of Us, Task, etc)”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “the first season of The Last of Us was actually better than I expected”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “Pick anything The White Lotus, Euphoria, The Last of Us, Peacemaker.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” - Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”
- Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
- Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Became a soap opera, lost core audience
“They forgot their core audience (gamers, horror, fans of post-apocalyptic themes) and tried to make it a soap opera that appeals to everyone.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “they forgot their core audience (gamers, horror, fans of post-apocalyptic themes) and tried to make it a soap opera that appeals to everyone”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season” Season 2 weaker, age gap, departures
“season 2 was ok. it followed the 2nd game pretty closely. The problem was the age gap, and the cast just didnt match that jump”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “They didn't follow the chronology and structure from the second game and it suffered because of it.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer” “Season 2 was terrible, I'm not sure I even finished it.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Last of Us (HBO series)This page | 21 | 9 | 70% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
31 of the 34 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“TLOU has bad replayability.”
“They didn't follow the chronology and structure from the second game and it suffered because of it.”
“last of us after season 1 was pretty bad too”
“Especially in comparison to recent additions like The Last of Us and Fallout.”
“It hits every benchmark except your personal feelings about it.”
“The game play is bad. Joel's movement is slow, like too slow.”
“Most gamers would disagree with you.”
“Naughty Dog excels at presentation, but the gameplay is just not there.”
“There are some great cinematic games (Last of Us)”
“stop playing as soon as first woke moment is seen”
“the first season of The Last of Us was actually better than I expected”
“Fallout, Last of Us (and don't forget Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) for TV.”
“Season 1 was one of my favorite TV shows ever.”
“Season 2 was terrible, I'm not sure I even finished it.”
“season 2 was ok. it followed the 2nd game pretty closely. The problem was the age gap, and the cast just didnt match that jump”
“They forgot their core audience (gamers, horror, fans of post-apocalyptic themes) and tried to make it a soap opera that appeals to everyone.”
“the game is literally unbeatable without an internet connection”
“the feeling of being steered, forcefully and constantly, was very frustrating”
“has its own value and audience. It sells too.”
“They've nailed the story driven games such as Last of Us.”
“they forgot their core audience (gamers, horror, fans of post-apocalyptic themes) and tried to make it a soap opera that appeals to everyone”
“Horizon Zero Dawn and Last of Is both lovingly demonstrated”
“I liked the Last of Us game and I think that's a big part of why I enjoyed the tv show.”
“two titles which didn't fully grip me (Horizon and The Last of Us)”
“It's a great show, but I watch it for the personal relationships and stories and imaginative element.”
“The freedom of choice in games like Last of Us and Tell Tale Series helped push that a little further”
“elevate what are generally called 'movie-games' that have worked at eliminating these aspects ('Last of Us'”
“all of which are critically acclaimed”
“buzzy TV hits for HBO post Game of Thrones”
“HBO still makes highly regarded prestige TV series (The Last Of Us, Task, etc)”
“Pick anything The White Lotus, Euphoria, The Last of Us, Peacemaker.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.