The Last of Us Multiplayer Will Get Lots of Info Later This Year; Druckmann Knows Fans Really Want Part III

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The first season of the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us has just ended, registering record numbers on the TV channel/streaming service. According to Variety, the final episode was seen by 8.2 million viewers despite airing while ABC was broadcasting the Oscars ceremony.

The first season as a whole was the biggest ever streamed on HBO Max, with an audience of 30.4 million viewers over its first six episodes which surpassed House of the Dragon's 29 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

On top of that, the adaptation of The Last of Us has received widespread acclaim thanks to its faithful retelling of the groundbreaking story originally conceived by Naughty Dog. On the Internet Movie Database, the first season currently rocks a 9/10 user rating; on Rotten Tomatoes, the HBO show by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann sports a 96% score from critics and an 89% score from the audience.

Neil Druckmann, creator of the games at Naughty Dog, appeared on Kinda Funny's latest Spoilercast episode to answer a few questions about Season 2 (which we know will be only half of the adaptation of The Last of Us Part II). However, he also talked a bit about what's going on on the game development side. Druckmann is well aware that fans would like to see The Last of Us Part III, but he could neither confirm nor deny that will be the next project from the studio. He only said Naughty Dog chose what it would be doing next based on the team's excitement rather than any other factor.

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