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Peter Sarsgaard Joins 'The Last Of Us' Season 3 As HBO Series Goes On Planned Hiatus
EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy nominee Peter Sarsgaard has joined the Season 3 cast of HBO's popular post-apocalyptic drama The Last Of Us as recurring. He is playing a new character not in the Naughty Dog video game the series is based on: Amon, one of the leaders of The... The business read is whether the project can drive viewing, platform promotion, subscriber attention or...
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Key people or organizations: Peter Sarsgaard Joins, Season, As HBO Series Goes, On Planned Hiatus
Entertainment area: tv
Specific figures mentioned: 3
Entertainment business signal: hbo
Story focus: Peter Sarsgaard Joins 'The Last Of Us' Season 3 As HBO Series Goes On Planned Hiatus
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