If you played the game, you know what you're getting into. Stays mostly true to the source material and adds some new story beats without turning the narrative into a totally different direction.

Pedro Pascal takes the reins as Joel, and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. For me, one of the most important factors going in was that the show cast had the blessing of the original talent from the game. This is a story about these two characters, and the directors do a fantastic job of always crossing back to Joel and Ellie, even after making a detour from their story into the lives of other characters. All in all, one of the rare few game to screen adaptations that not only follow the source material, but do the original story justice.