Storm Reid, perhaps best known for playing Gia Bennett in Euphoria, has been cast as Riley Abel in HBO's The Last of Us.HBO's The Last of Us has been granting some wishes with its casting choices, ranging from Pedro Pascal as Joel to Belle Ramsay as Ellie. Since the initial casting announcement for the main two characters, we've also seen Gabriel Luna join as Tommy, Anna Torv take up the role of Tess, Nico Parker as Sarah, and Nick Offerman as Bill. Whew, that's a star-studded cast.J🍎ust in case you thought that The Last of Us needed any more star power, Storm Reid confirmed that she has been cast as Ellie's best friend, Riley Abel. , saying, "I got🔯 some NEWS. Beyond excited to join the cast of The Last Of Us as Riley on HBO. Let’s get to work. 2022 looking bright already."
Storm Reid is best known for playing Gia Bennett in Euphoria but has also been in The Suicide Squad, The Invisible Man, and A Wrinkle In Time. Alongs♔ide the Tweet, Reid shared a piece of fan-art featuring R🤡iley. Interestingly, the art has the HBO version of The Last of Us logo, complete with the Firefly logo as a rising sun within the text.
Earlier in the week, new set footage from The Last of Us that sh🌳owed a shopping mall had some fans speculating that filming was currently underway for flashback scenes featuring Riley and Ellie, which were ꩲoriginally showcased in the Left Behind DLC. Although Riley wasn't confirmed to appear in the show at that point, we now know with certainty that we'll be seeing her.
Anyone who has played The Last of Us will know how𝓰 important of a character Riley is in Ellie's own character arc, initially acting as her best friend long before she met Joel. The two have a falling out when Riley becomes interested in joining the Fireflies, although the two try and makeඣ up by spending a night in a shopping mall. You'll have to see the rest when The Last of Us comes out.
