The Last of Us episode 3 spoilers follow.
The Last of Us star Nick Offerman has revealed he was nearly forced to turn down his role in the show, though some encouragement from his wife pushed him to take it.
The actor appeared in this week's episode 'Long, Long Time', which focused on his character Bill, a survivalist who develops a relationship with a man called Frank (Murray Bartlett) after the latter stumbles into his compound.
We see the couple thrive over the years, though heartbreakingly Frank decides to take his own life after becoming terminally ill, with Bill also deciding to die as he doesn't want to live without his true love.
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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Offerman explained that a scheduling conflict almost meant he had to turn down the role, though his wife Megan Mullally was insistent that he should take the part.
"I mean, when I got the script, Craig Mazin wrote the script who did Chernobyl among other things. That guy seems to know what he's doing," he began.
"He sent me the script. And I didn't have time on the calendar to say yes to this job. And my incredible goddess of a wife read it and she said, 'You're going to Calgary, buddy. Have fun. You have to do this'."
"She's the curator. She chose every garment that I'm wearing tonight," Offerman went on to joke.
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During the interview, Offerman also reacted to the outpouring of praise over the episode, saying: "It's a tsunami of wonderful, generous plaudits."
"The episode began airing on Sunday. We had 6.4 million viewers. And HBO – it's not TV – they are so not f**king around that they send me on the Jimmy Kimmel show on Wednesday to cull the stragglers," he quipped. "The 17 of you that haven't seen it yet, you're in for a treat."
Last week, it was confirmed that The Last of Us had been renewed for a second season by HBO.
The Last of Us airs on HBO in the US, and on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW in the UK.
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