How to watch The Last of Us Episode 5 two days early in the UK

There's a treat in store for fans of The Last of Us - the early release of the fifth episode of the season. UK fans will be able to join the first watch party and here's how.

The Last of Us is getting more and more popular every week. The legions of gamers who had been waiting years for the HBO adaptation were joined by millions more viewers listening to the huge buzz of the premiere and subsequent episodes.

After a massive departure from the source text with a stunningly beautiful episode 3, it was back to navigating between the infected and the remnants of humanity with different agendas in episode 4.

We're now set for Episode 5, and thanks to the NFL Super Bowl taking place in the United States this Sunday night, HBO decided to drop the episode early.

After all, it wouldn't be right for America's biggest sporting/cultural event to have to rival the power of The Last of Us now, would it?

How to watch The Last of Us Episode 5

HBO moves the episode forward 48 hours from its usual Sunday night time. And Trusted Reviews today received confirmation from Sky that the simulcast deal with Sky Atlantic will remain intact for this week.

Thus, episode 5 of The Last of Us will be broadcast at 2:00 a.m. UK time on the morning of Saturday, February 11 on Sky Atlantic. It's very late on a Friday night if you feel like staying up. If you like to watch at the usual Monday night time, you can still do that. But you risk spoilers. It will also be available on demand after the initial broadcast.

The Sky Atlantic channel is available via a traditional Sky TV subscription available via satellite dish, or via Sky Glass, Sky Stream. You'll also be able to watch via a NOW subscription on a range of mobile devices and Smart TV apps, so there will be plenty of opportunities to watch.

A NOW Entertainment package, which includes Sky Atlantic, costs £9,99 per month. However, you can bundle it with a cinema package for £12,99 a month for six months.

The Last of Us episode 5 trailer

The plot of the last of us

The show explores humanity's efforts to survive a deadly infection that turns people into horrific mutants and threatens the very existence of the human species. Get infected and you join the undead legions.

The survival of a particular human being is particularly important. Ellie, an orphan girl. In the games, Ellie carries some immunity to the virus, which is considered crucial to finding the antidote. Her protector is Joel, who must get her out of a quarantine zone. Anyone who's played the original game knows that the surviving human factions pose just as much danger as the infected.

The synopsis for the series says, “The Last of Us is set 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to rescue 14-year-old Ellie from an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts out as a small job quickly becomes a brutal and harrowing journey as they both must cross the United States and depend on each other for survival.