The Last of Us Season 2: Expected Release, Cast, Plot, and More
The Last of Us series finale might have raised questions about Joel's choice and his morality, but it also takes away our weekly fix of the emotionally-traumatised Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey's misadventures. Luckily for us, there's more to their story; HBO has aleady greenlit a second season, with co-creator Neil Druckmann confirming that it would chart the events from 2020's The Last of Us: Part II game. Craig Mazin, who directed a few episodes of The Last of Us series, previously hinted that an adaptation of the sequel was likely if enough people tuned in to watch the first season. Now with all nine episodes out, it has broken records and is a critical and commercial success.
As per HBO, The Last of Us finale drew a series high of 8.2 million viewers, despite competing against the 2023 Oscars ceremony, airing at around the same time. Episode 9 ‘Look for the Light' slightly beat out last week's record of 8.1 million viewers and marks a 75 percent increase in traffic when compared to the series premiere, which amassed 4.7 million viewers. The figures were tallied based on Nielson and first-party data across HBO Max and linear telecasts, and is now averaging 30.4 million viewers across its first six episodes. Notably, this does not include Disney+ Hotstar viewership.
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With the second season confirmed and the co-creators revealing new information on the same in a GQ interview, here's everything you need to know about The Last of Us season 2:
A second season of The Last of Us was greenlit merely two episodes into the first one, which is emblematic of the trust HBO has in this video game adaptation. In an interview, lead Pascal said
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