All the Last of Us season 2 news we’ve heard so far
The last of usThe first season has come to an end, but there’s more to Joel and Ellie’s story than one season of TV could tell. Sadly, HBO hasn’t revealed too much about the show’s next season beyond the fact that it’s happening. We don’t even know when season 2 will arrive, but given HBO’s habit of waiting two years between the first two seasons of its biggest shows (like West world or probably House of the Dragon) looks like we can wait a while to get back to The last of us‘ cordyceps Apocalypse.
The show’s first season adapted the story of The last of us part 1the first game in the franchise, and one thing we do know is that season 2 will focus on the story of The last of us part 2. In addition, here’s everything you need to know The last of us season 2 after watching the season one finale.
When will The Last of Us season 2 debut on HBO?
When exactly is not yet known The last of us may be getting its second season, but we do know it’s on its way. Based on HBO’s production schedule for some of its other major series, we shouldn’t necessarily expect the usual TV break of just a year between seasons.
The last of uswhich likely pushes the second season release date to 2025 or even later.
This timeline got some more unofficial support from series star Bella Ramsey when she told it The independent that the second season probably wouldn’t come until “late 2024, early 2025”.
What is Season 2 (and The Last of Us Part 2) about?
In the most vague terms, The last of us part 2 deals with the consequences of Joel’s actions at the end of Part 1. If the (very general) theme of the first game is love, the second game is more about hate, with most of the running time devoted to revenge. If you thought season 1 was bleak, get ready!
Is there a time jump for The Last of Us season 2?
The last of us part 2 takes place a few years after the events of the first game, meaning that The last of us Season 2 will probably also skip some time. However, Part 2 does feature some flashbacks from the intervening years, so it all depends on how HBO chooses to adapt the story, and in what order.
Will Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey be back for Season 2?
Probably! At least their characters will be. And while some fans online are a little concerned about Bella being too young for Ellie’s storyline The last of us Part 2, she is actually exactly the same age as the character in the game. More importantly, showrunner and co-creator Craig Mazin has already said there are no plans at all to recast Ramsey – who was one of the best parts of Season 1.
Will season 2 of The Last of Us be the final season?
It is possible, but probably not. Officially, The last of us has only been renewed for season 2 and no further than that, but given its popularity, it will probably get as many seasons as Mazin and co-creator Neil Druckmann would like. As for how much that could be, the two confirmed GK after the first season finale they don’t feel the story of The last of us part 2 can be adapted in just one television season. Mazin is tight-lipped about how many seasons the pair plan to adapt the game, saying only that it’s “more than one season.”
What does the first teaser poster for The Last of Us season 2 mean?
The The last of us the first major tease of season 2 is an image tweeted by Druckmann on Monday, March 20. The image shows the arm of an unknown person holding a hammer.
While this may seem like a big mystery to show watchers, anyone who’s already played The last of us part 2 will know that this is probably a tease from Abby, one of the main characters in the game.
Suppose Mazin and Druckmann follow the plot of the second game at all, then Abby will play a huge part in the story, and one that will change the moral universe of the series and our ideas about who the heroes and villains of this story could be.
, could complicate. are. While this tease is pretty overt, there’s still no official announcement on who will play Abby on the HBO series, or if she’ll even be a part of the second season.
Any discussion of who exactly Abby is, what she’s like or her importance to the plot would bring up quite a few spoilers from the game that are better left unspoken while we wait for season 2, but for now we can just say she’s a member is from the Fireflies with a very direct personal connection to Joel.