HBO's two-season adaptation of The Last of Us gives the familiar tropes and conventions of The Walking Dead a much-needed modern update.
Although its popularity has plummeted since its heyday, The Walking Dead was once the biggest show on TV. It was so huge that it inspired a wave of knockoffs. Everyone in Hollywood got on the zombie trend, from low-budget copycats like Z Nation to big-budget blockbusters like World War Z.
In 2013, Naughty Dog released the umpteenth zombie game of its era and completely revolutionized the genre. The Last of Us put less emphasis on the zombies themselves and more on the surrogate father and daughter driving the story.