The Last of Us HBO Series Cast and Character Guide Meet Joel, Ellie, Tommy, Tess, and many more from the upcoming HBO live-action game adaptation. Below you'll find a breakdown of all of The Last of Us characters, with information about their role in the narrative and their backstory. Looking for a specific character? Use the links below: The Last of Us, a 2013 action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog, deals with the relationship between smuggler Joel, and Ellie. Joel is tasked with escorting Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States in an attempt to create a potential cure against an infection to which Ellie is immune. The relationship between the two characters became the basis of the game's The Last of Us is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. The Last of Us is played from a third-person perspective. The two lead characters of The Last of Us, Ellie (left) and Joel (right) in a promotional image for the game. The Last of Us, a 2013 action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog, deals with the relationship between smuggler Joel, and Ellie. RGeHe4u.