The Last of Us: why Ashley Johnson's casting in the HBO series as her video game character Ellie's mother was 'perfect

HBO series The Last of Us started as a video game, and Ashley Johnson, who voiced Ellie in the game in 2013, was surprised to be asked to play her mother, Anna, in the series. It was “a full circle moment” for her.

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