HBO’s upcoming series The Last of Us' has quite a large budget.

The upcoming show is one met with cautious optimism by most fans of the originalPlayStation-exclusive video game.

However, some might be more pessimistic.

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Its hard to blame anyone, though.

Video game adaptations dont have the best reputation.

In fact, one of the leading directors helped create the franchise in the first place.

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How Much Is The Last of Us' TV Budget?

A nine-episode first season means the show cost a minimum of $90 million.

While those numbers werent confirmed elsewhere, this more recent report seems to align with that same range.

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Why Is The Last of Us So Expensive?

Between 10-15 million is a respectable amount of money per episodefans should be nothing less than thrilled.

With eight episodes, that shows total budget was $465, an astronomical number.

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Thankfully, fans wont have to wait too long before they learn how it all turned out.

The shows premiere episode,which runs a whopping 74 minutes long, airs on Sunday, January 15.

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