The Last of Us 1x01 When You're Lost in the Darkness - Inside - The Last of Us 1x01 "When You're Lost in the Darkness" Season 1 Episode 1 Inside - THE LAST OF US story takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.