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  "title": "‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Casts John Goodman, Video Game Stars Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/the-last-of-us-season-3-casts-john-goodman-video-game-stars-laura",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-last-of-us-cast-john-goodman-laura-bailey-ian-alexander-1236876091/"
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  "summary": "Actor John Goodman and video game stars Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander will be added to the Season 3 cast of HBO drama “The Last of Us.” Goodman plays Joey, one half of the self-nicknamed “Heroes of the Highway” duo from the series based on a Sony PlayStation video game series that follows characters in […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘The Last Of Us’ Casts John Goodman, Ian Alexander & Laura Bailey For Season 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/the-last-of-us-casts-john-goodman-ian-alexander-laura-bailey-for",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "John Goodman Joins ‘The Last of Us’ Season 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/john-goodman-joins-the-last-of-us-season-3",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 Adds John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/the-last-of-us-season-3-adds-john-goodman-ian-alexander-and-laura",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "John Goodman Joins The Last Of Us Season 3 — But Who Is He Playing?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/john-goodman-joins-the-last-of-us-season-3-but-who-is-he-playing",
        "published": "2026-09-26T16:13:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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