Los Angeles (USA) (EFE).- The series “The Last of us”, whose first season has just ended, has become the most watched to date on the HBO Max audiovisual platform in Europe and Latin America, the company Warner Bros. Discovery reported on Tuesday.
The final chapter of the first season of this apocalyptic drama, broadcast last Sunday, had 8.2 million viewers on HBO Max and linear transmissions, according to the audience analysis company Nielsen and Warner’s own data.
The series, starring Chilean-American Pedro Pascal, has averaged 30.4 million viewers in its first six episodes, with the opening episode approaching 40 million in the US.
Outside the US circuit, “The last of us” is now the most watched program in the history of HBO Max in Europe and Latin America, the company said.
The drama debuted to 4.7 million viewers in January and has shown steady growth throughout its first season despite increased competition from live sports broadcasts and awards broadcasts, Warner said in a statement.
The final audience this past Sunday night marked a 75% increase in late-night viewing for the debut compared to the series premiere.
The series, based on a video game with the same title, is a dystopian adventure after the Earth has been devastated by a pandemic caused by Cordyceps, a fungus that, due to global warming, adapts to infect people by turning them into zombies. assassins.
In addition to Pascal, the British Bella Ramsey, the American Ashley Johnson and the Australian Ana Torv participate in its cast.