It has already been confirmed that fans of The Last of Us will have to wait until 2025 before the iconic video game adaptation returns to television. Bad news, which is compounded by today’s announcement that this season will be shorter than the last 2 seasons.
Good news and bad news for season two
Video game creator Neil Druckman and series co-showrunner Craig Mazin confirmed Deadline that seven episodes are actually planned for the second season, while the previous one had a total of nine episodes. But this bad news also hides good news for fans of the program!
During the same interview, the two creators of The Last of Us discussed their intentions to continue the series beyond Season 2. If a Season 3 has not yet been officially ordered by HBO, the two writers intend to produce several additional seasons. to satisfy the fans of the program.
“We don’t think we’ll be able to cover the full story in seasons 2 and 3 because we’ve decided to take our time and take interesting directions as we’ve already started with season 1.”Craig Mazin confided in our American colleagues.
The Last of Us III that fans have been hoping for
During this interview, it was also confirmed that the series will be adapted from two existing video games, but will not go beyond existing hardware sources. At least until the third video game The Last of Us sees the light of day, a new opus that has yet to be confirmed by Neil Druckmann.
Video games and TV series The Last of Us immerse us in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by an epidemic caused by parasitic fungi. A mercenary haunted by the death of his daughter, Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with escorting Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a young girl who is apparently immune to the virus…
The first season of The Last of Us can be seen on the new Max streaming platform on June 11.
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