{"id":1840281,"date":"2026-03-22T14:47:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1840281"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:47:34","slug":"hbo-casts-the-last-of-us-season-3s-yara-and-lev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1840281","title":{"rendered":"HBO casts The Last of Us season 3&#8217;s Yara and Lev"},"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\/games\/the-last-of-us-part-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Last of Us Part II<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">HBO casts The Last of Us season 3&#8217;s Yara and Lev<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Star Wars: Skeleton Crew&#8217;s Kyriana Kratter will portray trans boy Lev.<\/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\/Lev-in-TLOU2-No-Return.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Lev in The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered No Return pulling back on their bow as an infected enemy strains against chains in the background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Lev-in-TLOU2-No-Return.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Naughty Dog<\/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=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.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=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.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\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-22T14:47:34+00:00\">March 22, 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=\"0c572159-82f9-4872-97a4-3e35c4c919df\" data-name=\"The Last of Us Part II\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us Part II\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Last of Us Part II\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\" title=\"Follow The Last of Us Part II\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Last of Us Part II<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>HBO has cast The Last of Us season 3&#8217;s Seraphites, Yara and Lev.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgerton&#8217;s Michelle Mao will play Yara, while Star Wars: Skeleton Crew&#8217;s Kyriana Kratter will play Lev. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/the-last-of-us-michelle-mao-yara-kyriana-kratter-lev-1236761572\/\">Deadline<\/a>, HBO held an &#8220;inclusive casting for Lev with young actors of different backgrounds&#8221;, after which 15-year-old Kratter secured the role.<\/p>\n<p>Kratter&#8217;s appointment as a transgender character has caused a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/thelastofus\/comments\/1rz6wod\/lev_and_yara_announced\/\">consternation amongst fans<\/a>, particularly, as one player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/thelastofus\/comments\/1rz6wod\/comment\/obk2jw1\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">preminded us<\/a>, the casting team &#8220;did go out of their way to find a small Deaf Black child [Sam] who was fluent in ALS for a role [&#8230;] simply because the pool of actors was nonexistent&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 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>. <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>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-season-three-reportedly-casts-abbys-father\">Patrick Wilson as Abby&#8217;s father, Jerry, and Jason Ritter, who will play Hanley, a WLF soldier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\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.<\/p>\n<p>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><\/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>HBO has cast The Last of Us season 3&#8217;s Seraphites, Yara and Lev.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgerton&#8217;s Michelle Mao will play Yara, while Star Wars: Skeleton Crew&#8217;s Kyriana Kratter will play Lev. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/the-last-of-us-michelle-mao-yara-kyriana-kratter-lev-1236761572\/\">Deadline<\/a>, HBO held an &#8220;inclusive casting for Lev with young actors of different backgrounds&#8221;, after which 15-year-old Kratter secured the role.<\/p>\n<p>Kratter&#8217;s appointment as a transgender character has caused a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/thelastofus\/comments\/1rz6wod\/lev_and_yara_announced\/\">consternation amongst fans<\/a>, particularly, as one player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/thelastofus\/comments\/1rz6wod\/comment\/obk2jw1\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">preminded us<\/a>, the casting team &#8220;did go out of their way to find a small Deaf Black child [Sam] who was fluent in ALS for a role [&#8230;] simply because the pool of actors was nonexistent&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 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>. <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>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-last-of-us-season-three-reportedly-casts-abbys-father\">Patrick Wilson as Abby&#8217;s father, Jerry, and Jason Ritter, who will play Hanley, a WLF soldier.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\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.<\/p>\n<p>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><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Last of Us Part II HBO casts The Last of Us season 3&#8217;s Yara and Lev Star Wars: Skeleton Crew&#8217;s Kyriana Kratter will portray trans boy Lev. 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