{"id":1830455,"date":"2026-03-17T09:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1830455"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:18:18","slug":"the-last-of-us-season-three-casts-abbys-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1830455","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us season three casts Abby&#8217;s father"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tv-shows\/the-last-of-us\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Last of Us TV show<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Last of Us season three casts Abby&#8217;s father<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Jerry fan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Jerry-Anderson-in-The-Last-of-Us-Part-2-with-an-image-of-Patrick-Wilson-overlaid-on-top.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Jerry Anderson in The Last of Us Part 2 with an image of Patrick Wilson overlaid on top\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Jerry-Anderson-in-The-Last-of-Us-Part-2-with-an-image-of-Patrick-Wilson-overlaid-on-top.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-17T09:18:18+00:00\">March 17, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"be151370-03e4-4ce6-b594-05d25a35e60a\" data-name=\"The Last of Us TV show\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us TV show\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us TV show\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us TV show\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us TV show\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Last of Us TV show\" title=\"Follow The Last of Us TV show\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Last of Us TV show<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Two more cast members have been confirmed to be joining the cast of HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795\/\">Deadline<\/a>, Patrick Wilson is set to join The Last of Us for the show&#8217;s third season. Wilson will portray Abby&#8217;s father, Jerry, a supporting but pivotal character from The Last of Us Part 2.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Wilson has had an expansive career across film, stage and TV, with a number of award nominations to his name. His other credits include The A-Team, The Conjuring, Fargo and Girls (pictured below), to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, casting Wilson as Abby&#8217;s father is, I have to say, some pretty spot on casting. Seeing the two side-by-side is quite something (see header image above).<\/p>\n<p>Also joining the cast for the show&#8217;s third season is Jason Ritter, who will play Hanley, a WLF soldier. <\/p>\n<p>Wilson and Ritter will be joining Kaityln Dever&#8217;s Abby and Bella Ramsey&#8217;s Ellie for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patrick Wilson in Girls\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Patrick-Wilson-in-Girls.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7754569190600522\" width=\"680\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Patrick Wilson in Girls\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Patrick-Wilson-in-Girls.jpg\" height=\"383\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7754569190600522\" width=\"680\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>HBO<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neil-druckmann-steps-away-from-hbos-the-last-of-us-tv-adaptation\">Neil Druckmann announced he was stepping back from the series after The Last of Us season two<\/a>, in order to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a>&#8216;s gaming output, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-studio-naughty-dog-reportedly-mandated-crunch-to-ready-a-demo-for-intergalactic-the-heretic-profit\">includes Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/a>. Druckmann had previously worked on The Last of Us&#8217; adaptation as a co-showrunner, director, writer and producer. While he&#8217;s returned to full-time video game development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neil-druckmann-will-retain-high-level-role-on-the-last-of-us-season-three-to-ensure-its-as-deeply-faithful-as-season-one\">Druckmann has since said he will remain somewhat involved in The Last of Us&#8217; adaptation at a &#8220;very high level&#8221;<\/a> to make sure it&#8217;s &#8220;as deeply faithful&#8221; as the show&#8217;s first season was.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for the future of the series, it is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/despite-previously-insisting-there-was-no-way-hbos-the-last-of-us-show-could-be-wrapped-up-in-3-seasons-it-looks-like-itll-be-wrapped-up-in-3-seasons\">suspected the upcoming third season will be its last<\/a>. Since then, it was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-third-and-perhaps-final-season-adds-two-new-cast-members\">Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will both join The Last of Us for the show&#8217;s upcoming season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Two more cast members have been confirmed to be joining the cast of HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795\/\">Deadline<\/a>, Patrick Wilson is set to join The Last of Us for the show&#8217;s third season. Wilson will portray Abby&#8217;s father, Jerry, a supporting but pivotal character from The Last of Us Part 2.<\/p>\n<p><!-- code from Primis - Eurogamer.net - eurogamer.net --><\/p>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- code from Primis --><\/p>\n<p>Wilson has had an expansive career across film, stage and TV, with a number of award nominations to his name. His other credits include The A-Team, The Conjuring, Fargo and Girls (pictured below), to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, casting Wilson as Abby&#8217;s father is, I have to say, some pretty spot on casting. Seeing the two side-by-side is quite something (see header image above).<\/p>\n<p>Also joining the cast for the show&#8217;s third season is Jason Ritter, who will play Hanley, a WLF soldier. <\/p>\n<p>Wilson and Ritter will be joining Kaityln Dever&#8217;s Abby and Bella Ramsey&#8217;s Ellie for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patrick Wilson in Girls\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Patrick-Wilson-in-Girls.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7754569190600522\" width=\"680\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Patrick Wilson in Girls\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Patrick-Wilson-in-Girls.jpg\" height=\"383\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7754569190600522\" width=\"680\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>HBO<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neil-druckmann-steps-away-from-hbos-the-last-of-us-tv-adaptation\">Neil Druckmann announced he was stepping back from the series after The Last of Us season two<\/a>, in order to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/naughty-dog\">Naughty Dog<\/a>&#8216;s gaming output, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-studio-naughty-dog-reportedly-mandated-crunch-to-ready-a-demo-for-intergalactic-the-heretic-profit\">includes Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/a>. Druckmann had previously worked on The Last of Us&#8217; adaptation as a co-showrunner, director, writer and producer. While he&#8217;s returned to full-time video game development, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/neil-druckmann-will-retain-high-level-role-on-the-last-of-us-season-three-to-ensure-its-as-deeply-faithful-as-season-one\">Druckmann has since said he will remain somewhat involved in The Last of Us&#8217; adaptation at a &#8220;very high level&#8221;<\/a> to make sure it&#8217;s &#8220;as deeply faithful&#8221; as the show&#8217;s first season was.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for the future of the series, it is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/despite-previously-insisting-there-was-no-way-hbos-the-last-of-us-show-could-be-wrapped-up-in-3-seasons-it-looks-like-itll-be-wrapped-up-in-3-seasons\">suspected the upcoming third season will be its last<\/a>. Since then, it was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-third-and-perhaps-final-season-adds-two-new-cast-members\">Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will both join The Last of Us for the show&#8217;s upcoming season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Last of Us TV show The Last of Us season three casts Abby&#8217;s father Jerry fan. 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