The Last of Us season 2: everything we know so far
The Last of Us season 2 is on its way. This comes as no surprise, as season 1 has been both a critical and record-breaking hit for HBO and Sky.
The Last of Us Part I hit shelves in 2013, with Part II being released for PlayStation in 2020. Season 1 of the HBO show adapts the story of part I, which sees Joel, surviving in post-apocalyptic America as a smuggler, who is tasked with escorting a teenage girl named Ellie across the country. What starts out as a reluctant partnership develops into a love between a father and daughter, and an emphasis is placed on the lengths we go to protect the ones we love most. In the HBO series, Pedro Pascal plays Joel with Bella Ramsey portraying Ellie.
After the first two episodes broke viewership records, the series was promptly renewed for as season two. The second season will adapt The Last of Us Part II, which focuses on a slightly more grown up Ellie and her life outside of Joel.
We've rounded up all there is to know about the new season, including release window speculation, plot, and casting.
It goes without saying, but there are major spoilers for The Last of Us season 1 ahead! Turn back now if you aren't all caught up!
The show was immediately greenlit for season 2 – after only two episodes had aired. Season 1 was filmed in Alberta, Canada from July 2021 to June 2022 before premiering on HBO on January 15, 2023.
Pedro Pascal told Collider (opens in new tab) that there is a "chance" the new season will start filming this year, meaning we could have a 2024-2025 release window. "In the year 2023? Oh, what season are we in now? We're getting into spring?" he playfully remarked. "Yes, there is a chance. Yes."
Though Ellie is five years older in The Last of Us Part II, Bella Ramsey
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