Li Jun Li is headed for the post-apocalypse.
The Sinners breakout star has been cast in season three of HBO’s The last of us, Deadline has confirmed to play Miriam, a seraphim and mother to Lev and Yara.
Li came to widespread attention for her critically acclaimed performance as Grace Chow in Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-winning Sinners.
Her casting joins previously announced additions Michelle Mao, of Bridgerton, and Kyriana Kratter, who will play siblings Yara and Lev, respectively.
Season three will adapt the second half of the Part II video game and shift the central focus to Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever.
It marks a significant change in direction from the first two seasons, which followed Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, and Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, as they navigated a world devastated by a fungal outbreak twenty years earlier.
Season two picked up five years after the original and drew the pair into a new and more unpredictable conflict.
Craig Mazin, who co-created the series with the game’s Neil Druckmann and served as co-showrunner on the first two seasons, will take on sole showrunner duties for season three.
For Li, the role continues what promises to be a strong string of high-profile projects.
She will also appear opposite Nicolas Cage in the live-action series Spider-Noirwhich premieres on Prime Video on May 27.
