HBO’sThe Last of Ushas won over audiences once more asprotagonists Joel and Elliecontinue their story in its second season. However, it seems Netflix will release a new miniseries that could compete withThe Last of Usseason 2not long after its premiere:The Eternaut. This Argentine series follows a man and his friends in Buenos Aires as they fight for survival after a mysterious and toxic snowfall wipes out most of the city’s population.
While it’s a unique post-apocalyptic drama based on a pre-existing story,TheEternautshares plenty of similarities toThe Last of Usthat could attract fans of the latter whenit premieres on Netflix on July 16, 2025.The Eternautfeatures plenty of human drama and action involving desperate apocalypse survivors and monstrous creatures, making it Netflix’s ideal solution to rivalingHBO’sThe Last of Us.
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The Eternaut And The Last Of Us Have Similar Stories That Could Compete With Each Other In 2025
BothThe Last of UsandThe Eternautshow their protagonists trying to survive in a harsh environment after an apocalyptic event. While their settings are different,both stories show much of the action taking place in a snow-covered wilderness where one can hardly survive on their own. Just asThe Last of Usfeatures the ravenous Infected,The Eternautfeatures a race of monstrous aliens invading the Earth using the toxic snowfall.
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The monstrous aliens inThe Eternautare dangerous. However, likeThe Last of Us, a lot of the horror comes from how their presence turns humanity against itself. As the survivors go to great lengths to stay alive,The Eternautshows how people can be even worse than the monsters terrorizing them.
Like The Last Of Us, The Eternaut Serves As A Live-Action Adaptation Of An Exisiting Story
The Eternaut Was Originally A Comic That Has Been Around Far Longer Than The Last Of Us
ThoughThe Last of Usis based on a video gamefranchise that began in 2013, the story ofThe Eternautis drawn from the Argentine comic of the same namewritten by Héctor Germán Oesterheld that has been running on and off since 1957.The Eternautcomic had a hectic development, as the author had become a leading figure in the Montoneros revolutionary guerrilla and later had to go into hiding during the Dirty War.
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After several failed attempts to adapt the comic, show creator Bruno Stagnora finally led the production of the series that will premiere on Netflix. ThoughThe Eternautis more obscure thanThe Last of Us, it can still draw in fans of the comic based on brand recognition alone. Also,Netflix’s widespread use and the growing popularity of non-U.S. films and showscould be whatThe Eternautneeds to become a household name.
The world has shown fresh programs likeSquid Gamereach the top of the charts on Netflix, regardless of how new they were, soThe Eternautcould be another success story for the streaming giant.
It is too soon to say howThe Eternautwill fare againstThe Last of Us. The trailers for this new series have teased an intense and thrilling post-apocalyptic drama filled with terror and action. It will be hard forThe Eternautto compete with HBO’s already-popular zombie series. The world has shown fresh programs likeSquid Gamereach the top of the charts on Netflix, regardless of how new they were, soThe Eternautcould be another success story for the streaming giant.
