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Yes, Dina will be in The Last of Us Season 2, and the character will be played by Isabela Merced. This show on HBO is set in a post-apocalyptic world. It is a huge hit and is now getting ready for its second season. There will be more additions to the cast to make the story even better, and this time it will focus on Ellie's life and her feelings.
Dina is someone Ellie likes from the video games, and she's going to be a big character in the show too. We've all heard about her coming to the show because of some pictures from when they were filming and what the people behind the show have said. But don't get confused, the "Staring Girl" we saw in Season 1, Episode 6, that wasn't Dina. They just wanted us to guess who she might be.
Merced will be the one to make Dina come alive on screen, and both Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin believe she has what it takes to play this complex character. With the show already in production and the teaser giving us peeks at Dina, everyone's hyped to see what happens with her in The Last of Us Season 2.
So, here's a breakdown of Dina's part in the upcoming season of The Last of Us and how she will interact with Ellie.
Who is Dina in The Last of Us universe?
Dina is a very important person in The Last of Us Part II, and she's the one who Ellie falls in love with. Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, say she's “warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, and dangerous.” She's like a rock for Ellie, keeping her steady in a world that's messed up.
Everyone's curious to see how the show tells the story of them going from just friends to being entirely in love with each other. It's supposed to be a beautiful, but also a really intense journey because their world is just so, so hard to live in.
In the game, you can see Dina and Ellie's friendship grow stronger in the middle of a wild plot that's all about getting back at someone. The first season of the show did a good job of turning the game's story into something you could feel on a deeper level, and fans are pretty hopeful that Season 2 will keep up with that and do the same for the way Dina and Ellie relate to each other.
There are some pictures from when they were filming in a place that looks like a dystopic version of Seattle, and you can tell by looking at Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced that they're really into their The Last of Us characters.
In August 2024, they put out a little sneak peek that showed us the new season is going to focus a lot on the relationship between Ellie and Dina. It's going to have those sweet moments where you can feel their love, but it's also going to have action scenes that'll keep you on the edge of your seat.
Is Isabela Merced as Dina a perfect fit?
Isabela Merced as Dina has received a lot of thumbs up. Druckmann and Mazin have talked about how well she can show all the different sides of Dina's personality without even breaking a sweat.
In a joint statement, the showrunners shared,
“We couldn’t be prouder to have her join our family.”
People have been saying that Merced captures Dina's vibe, even if she doesn't look exactly like her from the game. Merced's connection with Bella Ramsey is something fans are noticing. They met up at the 2023 Women in Hollywood event, and Merced posted a picture on Instagram with Bella.
She tagged Ramsey and wrote a sweet message:
“Let the love story begin.”
Their friendship off-camera has got people talking about what's going to happen between them in The Last of Us.
In Season 1, the show did a great job with how the characters interact with each other, and everyone's hoping the Ellie-Dina part of the story will keep getting better. Now that Ellie's growing up in Season 2, everyone's expecting her relationship with Dina to affect her feelings and growth.
How Dina’s storyline fits into The Last of Us Season 2
The second season of The Last of Us happens about five years after what went down in the first one, and it lines up pretty closely with the story in The Last of Us Part II. This time around, we're going into Ellie's growth into a young woman, and how her relationships are the main deal.
Now, Dina being in the picture of The Last of Us is like a breath of fresh air for Ellie, offering some much-needed hope and a taste of a regular life amidst all the craziness and sadness going on around her.
Photos and teasers give us little peeks into the game scenes they're turning into the show, like when Ellie and Dina explore the overgrown city of Seattle. It looks like we'll see all the intense moments we played through but with a fresh twist by peeking into Dina's past.
Since Druckmann is so hands-on when making the show, we can bet it'll stick to the game's story while still being something new and cool. And let's be honest, everyone's excited to see more of Dina's story play out on The Last of Us.
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The Last of Us Season 2 will premiere on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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