Controlled by the Federal Disaster Response Agency (FEDRA), the Boston QZ is by all intents and purposes a walled military dictatorship in the remnants of the city heavily guarded by soldiers.
This is where Joel, Ellie, and Tess’ stories begin in the game, with the Boston QZ serving as one of the final strongholds for the pre-outbreak American government.
As you’d expect, fans have quickly popped up in these locations to snap pictures of the new sets being built there.Īs set photos reveal, Calgary is the site of the Boston QZ set - both the interior and exterior of the settlement. Well, now filming has moved to other parts of Alberta, Canada, including the city of Calgary and the smaller mountain town of Canmore, where other locations from the game are being brought to life. The scenes filmed there included the trio’s escape from the Boston QZ - the first section of the critically-acclaimed 2013 PlayStation game - with sets that showcased the dilapidation left in the wake of the Cordyceps outbreak that ravaged the planet before the start of the story. Already, fans have taken lots of photos from the show’s Edmonton sets, which offered up our first looks at Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, and Anna Torv as Tess. Production on HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation is in full swing in Canada.
