Druckmann Ditches HBO: ‘The Last of Us’ Faces a Creative Apocalypse
Ankler Agenda3 Jul 2025

Druckmann Ditches HBO: ‘The Last of Us’ Faces a Creative Apocalypse

We kick off this holiday weekend on The Ankler Podcast with Matthew Frank exposing a rebellion brewing in film schools, where young cinephiles are shunning AI, while their mentors encourage them to embrace the new technology. Later, Sean McNulty breaks down the box office battles this July 4th, with Jurassic World Rebirth trying to take pole position away from Brad Pitt’s F1. But the real bombshell? Lesley Goldberg’s exclusive scoop: Neil Druckmann, the co-creator of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us games and the Emmy Award-winning HBO series, is abandoning the TV adaptation ahead of season three. Lesley, Elaine Low and Natalie Jarvey dissect how Druckmann helped shape The Last of Us, why he’s leaving now, and where that leaves the show and co-creator Craig Mazin ahead of its next chapter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Netflix is Growing. Just Not in the U.S.

Netflix is Growing. Just Not in the U.S.

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'The Writers Guild Wants a Time Machine'

'The Writers Guild Wants a Time Machine'

With a potential WGA strike on the horizon, can the chasm between studios and angry writers be bridged? Hosts Sean McNulty, Richard Rushfield and Tatiana Siegel are joined by Martini Shot host (and WG...

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Awards Shows' Last Stand

Awards Shows' Last Stand

Viewership for Hollywood awards shows is plummeting. Hosts Janice Min, Tatiana Siegel and Sean McNulty survey the rocky terrain that’s led to the Golden Globes’s shaky one-year NBC deal (far less than...

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P.R. vs. Journos: the Toronto Chill

Hosts Janice Min, Richard Rushfield, Tatiana Siegel and Sean McNulty take stock of a new phenomenon on the festival circuit fest: the ever-shrinking and choreographed press conference (20:34). High-pr...

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Emmys' Brutal Hangover

Emmys' Brutal Hangover

Oof — well, that’s an Emmys down. Today, hosts Sean McNulty and Richard Rushfield dissect the Emmys, and what it says about the streaming giants who stage their annual showdown over bragging rights wi...

13 Sep 202231min

The Forgotten Audience

The Forgotten Audience

What does America really want to watch? In recent years, Hollywood has become obsessed with prestige content — the kind, as host Richard Rushfield puts it, that entertainment executives can talk abou...

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Streaming 2.0: Let's Make a Deal!

Streaming 2.0: Let's Make a Deal!

For the price of just a few coffee runs, you can access the entire Peacock catalogue – Sunday Night Football, Love Island, and all – for a full calendar year right now. That deep-cut offer ($20 for 12...

2 Sep 202258min

Mad at Zaz

Mad at Zaz

Rarely does an entertainment CEO become a trending topic on Twitter, but that’s exactly where Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav found himself this week as heat increases over his company’s lay...

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