The Last of Us HBO Series is the Most Watched HBO Max Show Ever in Europe and Latin America - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 June 2023 / 7,372 Views
The Last of Us HBO TV series is one of the most successful shows in the history of HBO Max.
The show is now averaging nearly 32 million viewers per episode in the US. The only show to have higher viewership in the US is the seventh and eighth seasons of Game of Thrones. It is the most watched show ever on HBO Max in Europe and Latin Americas.
"The Last of Us is now averaging nearly 32 million cross-platform viewers per episode in the U.S., and is the most-watched show in the history of HBO Max in both Europe and Latin America," reads the Warner Bros. Discovery earnings report for the first quarter of 2023.
The Last of Us HBO TV series has also been renewed for a second season.
"I’m humbled, honored, and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey. The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast & crew, and HBO exceeded my already high expectations," said executive producer Neil Druckmann at the time. "Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two! On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog & PlayStation, thank you!"
Executive producer Craig Mazin added, "I’m so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I’m even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey. The audience has given us the chance to continue, and as a fan of the characters and world Neil and Naughty Dog created, I couldn’t be more ready to dive back in."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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To be fair HBO Max launched in 2020, a year after Game of Thrones ended. I imagine GoT is on a different scale if you count in views from previous subscription services. Still huge to be the biggest show since the new launch though.
I watched GoT on blu ray though, I did watch HoD on HBO max. So it at least beated HoD, although HoD might have
had less views, because the last season of GoT was kind of rushed.
Yea I think many skipped House of the Dragon because season 8 was unpopular. A bit of a shame as it's quite solid as spin-offs go.
True, I really enjoyed it. It was a good and interesting show.
Yeah, context is important, for sure.
Still a mega hit though.
I didn't even know we had HBO Max in Europe
It's a very well made series, and the cast ended up being great. Though I don't think it will ever reach the greatness of game of thrones. Maybe it's cause i've played the series to death, but cinematics mixed in with gameplay makes it surpass anything else.
It was a very good show. Well made
