As seen in the latest episode of the series, Mazin, Neil Druckmann, and the writer's room behind the show opted to deviate from the source material in an effort to flesh out the story between Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett).

Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-joel-pedro-pascal-moment-tears-heartbreaking/

However, show creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin told on Jan.

Source: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/last-of-us-fungus-infection-49060693

In 2014, a film adaptation of was announced, with Neil Druckmann behind the script and Sami Raimi set to direct.

Source: https://www.themarysue.com/why-sam-raimis-the-last-of-us-movie-was-cancelled-explained/

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, creator and director Neil Druckmann explains how the show builds on the source material.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/hbo-the-last-of-us-explores-marlene-connection-ellie-backstory/

Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann, who is the creator of the games series and an executive producer of the TV adaptation, sat down with to discuss the future of the games series.

Source: https://www.joe.ie/gaming/new-uncharted-game-765984

The Last Of Us creative director Neil Druckmann noted that, in his game, people played differently depending on the character they were controlling: either the strong, heavily built Joel, or the small 14-year-old Ellie.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/25/why-the-last-of-us-video-game-is-still-better-than-the-tv-series-18346548/

The Last of Us series is created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who created the video game.

Source: https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/last-of-us-teaser-introduces-show-bill-frank-50212849.php

The “Last of Us” video game was conceived by Neil Druckmann while in Pittsburgh, where he earned a masters of entertainment technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005.

Source: https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-at-tca-conceived-in-pittsburgh-video-game-the-last-of-us-becomes-excellent-hbo-series/

The new series, which stars as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie and was created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, does make some changes to that setup.

Source: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-last-of-us-game-spoilers-49061771

The strongest indicator of a near-future announcement from Naughty Dog recently arrived from the studio's co-president and creator Neil Druckmann, who revealed that multiplayer spinoff has "much more" left to share during a mid-March interview.

Source: https://gamerant.com/naughty-dog-may-be-getting-ready-to-announce-its-next-game/