The Last of Us' initial season two episode written, strike impact uncertain on 2025 release
The first episode of the second season of The Last of Us has been written.
Showrunner and series co-creator Craig Mazin confirmed work on the second season of the Emmy-nominated adaptation had begun, although production was halted due to the ongoing writers strike.
Please note, some points below could be considered spoilers for The Last of Us (both TV series and games).
«We know what the whole season is, and I was actually able to get a write and submit the first episode right before the deadline hit,» Mazin told Deadline.
«So now I'm just walking around kind of brain-writing, I guess, which I don't think is scabbing. I take walks and I think through the scenes because when the bell rings and this is over because the companies have finally come to their senses, I'm going to have to basically shoot myself out of a cannon because we really want to try and get this show on the air when it's supposed to be on the air.»
In addition, Mazin stated that The Last of Us Part 2 writer Halley Gross has joined the team for the show's second season.
«Neil and I had been sitting and talking with Halley Gross, who also worked on the second game as a writer, and Bo Shim, the new writer that was in our little tiny room with us, — obviously not a mini room because we're greenlit the proper, we're a real show, and because I hate that mini room stuff,» Mazin told the publication.
While the showrunner is still hopeful the second season of The Last of Us will make its original 2025 release, he said the strikes could mean the studio has to push its timeframe back.
«That hurts us, and it hurts the audience, and it hurts HBO,» Mazin said.
«We all, everybody wants to get back to work; I think everybody that's actually doing the work,
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