Many believe that The Last of Us series is about zombies, especially those unfamiliar with the game it's based on. But what many don't know is that the word "zombie" was banned on filming locations.

During a meeting with the photographer Eben Boulter Those who participated in the filming of some scenes of the series, that the entire team was forbidden from mentioning the Z word on location in reference to the series or the transformed creatures.

We weren't allowed to say the Z-word on set. It was like a forbidden word. They referred to them as "the wounded." We're not a show about zombies. Sure, there were scenes of tension and fear, but the show is about the characters, and the wounded are an obstacle they have to deal with.

It's worth noting that The Last of Us series and even the video game are talking about a fungal infection, not a virus, as is the case with zombies. This fungus, which has mutated to become highly contagious, is trying to infect and control the human mind with a single purpose: to spread the infection on a large scale.

In The Last of Us, bites are a primary way of spreading disease, and in the game as well. Airborne germs are also a means of spreading infections. Signs that a person may be infected include involuntary limb movements, such as twisting, slurred speech, and muscle spasms. As the infection progresses, it essentially begins to eat the person from the inside out. This makes it much scarier than the idea of zombies and ordinary people coming back from the dead, especially since the Cordyceps mushroom is real.

Poulter added that The Last of Us is not a cliché zombie show, and there are many factors and elements that make it much greater than that.

Do you think the most recent series and game are truly different from what happens in the zombie games and series? Is it right to ban the use of the word to describe the series, at least from those who work on it?

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