Scott D. Pierce: Zombies terrorize a post-apocalyptic Salt Lake City in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’

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(Liane Hentscher | HBO) Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey star in "The Last of Us."

(Liane Hentscher | HBO) Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey star in "The Last of Us."

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