It’s one of the most anticipated returns: the phenomenon The Last of Us will soon return for Season 2. Rated 4.3 out of 5, it is one of the best series of 2023 which is appreciated by the public and critics. While winning a number of awards.
Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman, this fiction has succeeded in the difficult task of video game adaptation. Indeed, the series is taken from the work of the famous video game of the same name, developed by Naughty Dog.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by the mutation of Cordyceps, a parasitic fungus, The Last of Us follows the journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they must come across as infected rather than hostile. survivors.
News from “The Last of Us” season 2
After the success of the first season, The Last of Us was logically renewed for a second round of episodes. A trailer has already been released, revealing the first information about what fans can expect from this sequel, adapted from the second video game installment. The Last of Us: Part II.
Surrounding Joel and Ellie are new characters such as Dinah (Isabella Merced), Jessie (Young Mazzino), Manny (Danny Ramirez), Mellie (Ariela Barrer), Nora (Tati Gabriel), Owen (Spencer Lord) and Isaac (Jeffrey). Wright), leader of the Washington Liberation Front.
We also discovered the first images of Abby, one of the new main characters of this season’s second main character, The Last of Us, played by Caitlin Dever (The Incredibles), who will play a central role in the story of Joel and Ellie, who will be there. Be completely upside down in this season 2 that promises beautiful tears.
Season 2 isn’t coming yet…
But despite this first bit of information, it looks like fans will have to wait a little longer to find out about the rest of the series. according to IGNCasey Bloys, CEO and President of HBO and Max Content, broke the news about The Last of Us to several reporters during HBO’s 2025 programming presentation.
And he announced that The Last of Us Season 2 will air in spring 2025. One would think that HBO would follow the same broadcast schedule as the first season, which began in January 2023, six months after filming had finished.
If we were to follow this logic, we could count on the release of The Last of Us Season 2, which finished filming in August of this year, January or February of 2025. But that’s why it seems more likely that season 2 will air from March or April.
Even if fans have to wait for a shorter 7-episode season 2, they can take comfort in the fact that the series is far from over as the showrunners are already set on a third season. It will be longer and bigger if HBO officially greenlights it.
The first season of “The Last of Us” is available on the MAX platform.
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