The Last Of Us Season Two Casts Dora The Explorer Actor As Dina

After two other consecutive casting announcements, Max and Naughty Dog have revealed that Isabela Merced will play Ellie’s girlfriend Dina in The Last of Us’ second season, which is set to premiere on the streaming service in 2025. Sorry to anyone who wanted it to be that girl we saw staring at Ellie in that one scene in season one.

Like Abby and Jesse before, the announcement rolled out first on Max’s social channels confirming Merced is joining the cast on January 11, followed by a second post from The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog stating that she’s playing Dina.

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If you’ve never played the games, Dina is easily one of the standout characters in The Last of Us Part II. She’s Ellie’s girlfriend, one of the most reliable sources of comic relief, and embodies some of the game’s larger themes in the eleventh hour. There are still a lot of characters in The Last of Us Part II who have yet to have actors confirmed for the adaptation—but all we really want is for Max to announce that game actor Ian Alexander will step into the role of Lev again, this time for the TV series. Thank you.

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