Josh Scherr, narrative director (co-writer Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part II).

Josh Scherr, narrative director (co-writer Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part II).

My guest today is an American writer and narrative designer for video games. After graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in Animation, he worked as an animator in Hollywood, contributing to an early version of Shrek at DreamWorks, Dinosaur at Disney, and to the music video Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.


In 2001 my guest joined the video game studio Naughty Dog and worked as the cinematics animation lead on seven titles including Jak and Daxter and the first three Uncharted games, a series for which he also helped to develop the storylines. He then became a staff writer and narrative designer on Uncharted IV: A Thief’s End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and the recent blockbuster The Last of Us: Part II.


In 2020 he left Naughty Dog after more than two decades and joined Crop Circle Games as narrative director on the studio’s first, as yet unannounced title.


Play the console:


  1. A Mind Forever Voyaging.
  2. Rez.
  3. Ico.
  4. Bloodborne.
  5. Outer Wilds.


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