The Final of Us Abby Actress Wanted Extra Safety Whereas Filming TV Sequence

Filming is at the moment going down for The Final of Us Season 2 and it looks as if the studios have wanted to take extra safety precautions for Abby actress Kaitlyn Dever. The second season of the present intently follows the occasions of The Final of Us Half II, which attracted an intense participant response over its plot.

Why was extra safety wanted for Abby on The Final of Us TV collection?

Right here’s a spoiler-free rationalization. The Final of Us Half II attracted controversy over its plot even earlier than the sport’s launch following a large leak of its “woke” storyline and important scenes. Sad gamers petitioned for the recreation to be rewritten, whereas others resorted to evaluate bombing the sport and hurling abuse at developer Naughty Canine and others concerned within the making of the sport.

Nearly all of the abuse went in direction of actress Laura Bailey, who even acknowledged that the character’s actions meant she wasn’t presupposed to be preferred by gamers. Regardless of Naughty Canine condemning the rampant toxicity throughout the gaming group, Isabela Merced, who performs Dina in the course of the second season of the TV collection, instructed the Blissful Unhappy Confused that hostility in direction of the fictional character continues even now:

“There are such a lot of unusual folks on this world as a result of there are people who genuinely hate Abby, who isn’t an actual particular person. Only a reminder, not an actual particular person. And Kaitlyn needed to be additional secured by safety when it got here to the filming of this.”

Merced did add that Dever is “a cool one who simply doesn’t get phased by issues” and “who actually has her head in the precise place.” Nevertheless, there may be concern for Dever over the vitriol she might face following the airing of The Final of Us season 2, particularly as demise threats geared toward Bailey continued for years after the discharge of The Final of Us Half II.