And the show’s version differs somewhat from its game counterpart — for starters, the audience sees it hunting Ellie before she does, so we see a lot more about what goes into its stalking skills.

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

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