The Last of Us season 3 casts Sinners breakout star in key role

The Last of Us season 3 has added even more stars to its cast, with Sinners actress Li Jun Li joining the fray.

The post-apocalyptic drama, which will focus its third season on Kaitlyn Dever's Abby, will see Li play Miriam, a Seraphite and the mother of Lev and Yara, according to Variety.

The actress is best known for her role as Grace Chow in Ryan Coogler's Oscar-winning movie sinners, and she's set to appear in Marvel's Spider-Noir alongside Nicolas Cage.

It was previously confirmed that Michelle Mao will play Yara and Kyriana Kratter will play Lev, a pair of siblings who encounter Abby at a key moment in their lives.

The Last of Us season 3 will show Abby's experience as a soldier in Seattle, with the character having her perspective changed after seeking revenge against Joel (Pedro Pascal) for her father's death.

Alongside Dever, cast members Bella Ramsey (Ellie), Isabella Merced (Dina), Gabriel Luna (Tommy) and Jeffrey Wright (Isaac) will return.

They'll be joined by Clea DuVall, who's playing another member of the Seraphites, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr, who will be taking over the role of Manny, as well as Patrick Wilson, who will play Jerry Anderson, Abby's father, and Jason Ritter, who will take on an original role, Washington Liberation Front soldier Hanley.

Alongside these new additions, three returning faces have been promoted to regular roles.

Mel (Ariela Barer), Nora (Tati Gabrielle) and Owen (Spencer Lord), who were introduced as part of season 2, will all be core characters of season 3.

Season 3 is also set to have a big creative shake-up behind-the-scenes. Co-creator and co-showrunner Neil Druckmann exited the series after season 2, with Craig Mazin going solo as showrunner on what looks set to be the show's final season.

Mazin said at the time: “It’s been a creative dream to work with Neil and bring an adaptation of his brilliant work to life on HBO. I couldn’t have asked for a more generous creative partner. As a true fan of Naughty Dog and Neil’s work in video games, I’m beyond excited to play his next game.

"While he focuses on that, I’ll continue to work with our brilliant cast and crew to deliver the show our audience has come to expect. We are so grateful to Neil and Halley Gross for entrusting the incredible story of The Last of Us Part II to us, and we’re just as grateful to the millions of people around the world who tune in.”

The Last of Us seasons 1-2 are available to watch on HBO Max.

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