Abezindaba sebevele benolwazi lokuthi ngubani ozofeza iqhaza ochungechungeni olusha ngokuya ngomdlalo wegama elifanayo. Isakhiwo sochungechunge sawokugcina kithi ("Okokugcina kwethu") kususelwa kumdlalo we-Sony Playstation. Isinyathelo senzeka ngemuva kweminyaka engama-20 ngemuva kokubhujiswa kwempucuko yanamuhla. UPedro Pascal uzodlala uJoel, osindile owile, owaqashwa ukuletha umShrothe eLellie oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala, uBella Ramsey azokwethula, kusukela endaweni enzima yedwa. Womabili amaqhawe kufanele awele umngcele we-US ndawonye futhi anakekelene ukuze asinde.
UCraig Mazin, uMdali we-TV Series HO "Chernobyl", ubhala iskripthi se-cinema futhi ungumkhiqizi oPhethe kanye neNeil Dramann, umqondisi we-Creative of the Original Video Game. Isimo sochungechunge sikhula eceleni kwengxenye yokuqala yomdlalo. Okwangaziwa ukuthi ezinye izingxenye zizobandakanyeka lapho zidala isimo sochungechunge lwesikhathi esizayo.
Phambilini kwaziwa ukuthi umqondisi wochungechunge lwe-Pilot uzoba Russian Kantemir Balagov. Kufanele kushiwo ukuthi lokhu akuyona iphrojekthi yokuqala yabalingisi. Kokubili uRassey, noPascal babeka izinkanyezi ku-HBE Series "umdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi", lapho uRamsey afanekisela uLianna Mormont, noPascal nguBobserina Martell.