After starring in the live-action Dora the Explorer movie and Madame Web, actress Isabela Merced is set to star as Dina in the upcoming second season of HBO's The Last of Us. Speaking to Collider about the show, Merced said discussed her familiarity with the games, her chemistry with Ellie actress Bella Ramsey, and how she came to be attached to the show in the first place.

Merced said she hadn't played The Last of Us: Part II, which is the basis for the sophomore season, until after she was cast. She said it was "such an experience." She said the game is "so well made," and even though the story is sad and violent, it's an "amazing experience."

"I consider anything that makes my heart rate go up to be a fun experience, so I enjoyed it. Great work from Neil Druckmann."