Abby star Kaitlyn Dever played the Last of Us games with her dad and has been a fan "for a very long time"

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Kaitlyn Dever says joining The Last of Us season 2 felt like a full circle moment

Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in The Last Of Us season 2
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Kaitlyn Dever may be new to The Last of Us season 2, joining the cast for round two as antihero Abby, but she's not new to the games – in fact, she's a "huge" fan and even bonded with her dad playing them together.

"I was nervous, I was anxious, but also very excited," she said of joining the show during a press conference attended by GamesRadar+. "I've been a huge fan of this game and the show for a very long time.

She added, "It was like a real bonding moment for me and my dad, playing it together, and to have it come back around, like, 10 plus years later, it really felt like… Yeah, it felt surreal. Because it really kind of felt like, 'Oh, well, things that are meant to be in your life will happen if they're supposed to.' And it just felt right. Abby felt right. It was very cool."

Emily Garbutt
Entertainment Writer

I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. 

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