It may be an odd question, but one that fans certainly have had heading into The Last of Us season 2. Would they find an actress with Abby’s extremely muscular physique?

The promotional material for The Last of Us Season 2 has been coming out since last year, and it includes Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby, a new character to be introduced in the sophomore season. Abby features prominently in The Last of Us Part II,

The Last of Us' Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann on the second season's Abby being different from the video game and casting Kaitlyn Dever.

Booksmart star Dever was originally considered for the role of Ellie (which, of course, went to Bella Ramsey), but now she's set to join the cast of season 2 as Abby prepares to cause chaos. Preempting any backlash from fans about Dever playing Abby,

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, the architects behind HBO's ratings and awards hit The Last of Us, know they sometimes frustrate the more purist fans when it comes to casting. "We value performance over anything else,

Neil Druckmann address concerns that actress Kaitlyn Dever doesn't quite look like the game version of Abby in HBO's The Last of Us.

I couldn't be more excited about how close The Last of Us' Season 2 premiere is to arriving on the 2025 TV schedule, even if it means getting closer to all the nasty ass clickers and stalkers and other monstrous threats still thriving in this post-apocalyptic environment.