The Last Of Us season 2: the cast and everything we know so far

The Last of Us it’s arguably the biggest show of 2023 so far. The hit HBO series, based on the game Naughty Dog, has become a huge ratings hit for the network. The penultimate episode of the first season reached 8.1 million viewers, an increase of 74% from the series premiere.

The Season 1 finale aired on March 12 and set the stage for what’s to come in Season 2. Joel and Ellie have finally made it to the Fireflies, but their journey hasn’t ended as they had hoped. Ellie was supposed to die in hopes of finding a cure, and Joel refused to let that happen. He did a massacre in the hospital to save Ellie and ended up killing Marlene to protect her. When Ellie asked Joel for the truth about what happened, he lied to her face. Joel’s shocking actions showed the depths to which people go for their loved ones.

So what do we know The Last of Us season 2? From a potential release date to Abby’s entry, hollywood life Collected all the latest news about the second season.

The Last of Us Season 2 release date

HBO has not announced a premiere date for season 2 of The Last of Us. As of March 2023, the show has not begun filming the second season. Given how long it takes to film, chances are The Last of Us Season 2 won’t premiere until late 2024 or even 2025. Pedro Pasqual contacted collider that “there’s a chance” that season 2 will begin filming in 2023.

The hit show was renewed for a second season on January 27, 2023. “I am honored, humbled, and downright impressed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our narrative of Joel and Ellie’s journey. Partnering with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast and crew, and HBO has exceeded my already high expectations.” Executive producer Neil Druckman he said in a statement. “Now we are absolutely thrilled to be able to do it again with the second season! On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog and PlayStation, thank you!”

comrade ep Craig Mazin He also said, “I’m so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I’m even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey. The audience has given us a chance to move on, and as fans of the characters and the world that Neil and Naughty Dog have created, I couldn’t be more ready to dive right in.”

Will Ellie be recast?

There has been speculation online that Ellie’s role may have changed because The last of us part IIwhich takes place in season 2, skip 5 years later Part I. Ellie matures a lot during this time skip as shown in the game. Some fans thought so Bella Ramsey could be replaced by an older actor.

Craig noted that Bella is currently 19, which is Ellie’s age Second part. She confirmed that Bella will return in Season 2 as Ellie. “We’re getting it with Bella,” she said at a virtual press conference, according to Variety.

Neil added: “We are so lucky to have Bella and the things you’ve seen all season. The only way we would consider changing Bella’s role is if she said, ‘I don’t want to work with you anymore.’ However, I’m not sure we would grant it to him. We can still force her back for season two.

Craig also noted that there will continue to be changes from game to screen. The show will not be a carbon copy of the game. “People were like, ‘She doesn’t look like the character.’ It does not matter. Look what happens,” she said. “I think there’s still this anxiety, like, this constant beating of anxiety. I’m excited too. If you’re anxious about something, I probably am too, which means we’re talking about it and thinking about it. We’re going to introduce things, but it’s going to be different, just like this season has been different. Sometimes it’s going to be radically different , sometimes it won’t be nearly different, but it will be different. It will be your thing. It won’t be exactly like the game. It will be the show that Neil and I want to do.”

The Last of Us second season cast

With Bella returning as Ellie, there’s no doubt Pedro will return as Joel. As Joel and Ellie return to Tommy’s settlement in Jackson, Wyoming, you can look forward to it Gabriel Luna AND wesley routine come back as Tommy and Maria.

Fans assume that the main roles of Abby and Dina will be a lot in the second season. Some fans believe that the young woman Ellie looks up to when she arrives at Tommy’s settlement in episode 6 is Dina, played by Pauline van kleef. HBO has not confirmed whether or not this character is Dina.

Abby’s role will be important in The Last of Us, and the season 1 finale really kicked off her introduction. When Joel went on his killing spree in the hospital to save Ellie, he killed a doctor who was about to operate on Ellie to try and find a cure for the cordyceps infection. In The last of us part II, that doctor is Jerry Anderson, Abby’s father. Abby vows to avenge the death of her father and what it does to her to make her one of television’s most controversial characters.

Abby has yet to be cast officially, but fans are convinced the jungle alum shannon berry will play the character in the HBO series. It’s not just because they’re physically similar. Neil Druckmann followed Shannon on Instagram, according forbesand Shannon followed by Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Neil e The Last of Us instagram accounts

What will happen in the second season?

We won’t get into any major spoilers here, but the official PlayStation synopsis for The last of us part II it reads: “Five years after their perilous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled in Jackson, Wyoming. Living in a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other more desperate survivors. When a violent event shatters that peace, Ellie sets out on an unstoppable journey to bring about justice and closure. As she hunts down those responsible one by one, she must deal with the devastating physical and emotional repercussions of her actions.”

Bella, who identifies as non-binary and uses any pronoun, revealed on happy sad confused podcast that is “very excited” to see how Ellie and Dina’s story unfolds. “They saw a cut together, somebody did a phenomenal edit, I don’t know how they do it, like an amazing edit to the game, like Ellie and Dina’s love story. So I’m excited to play this,” she said.

The actor also hopes to explore the “complexity of her relationship with Joel and how it definitely gets more complex… And the violence that ensues is exciting in a way, maybe to explore that in a really safe environment.” It will be great. But I’m also nervous about it. How nervous I am, because I know what’s going to happen in the second game and I’m nervous about the possibility of being without Pedro for a while. It will be very sad.”

When it comes to the Infected, expect more in Season 2. “It’s entirely possible that there will be many more Infected later on. And maybe different types,” Craig said during the press conference.

Will there be a third season?

HBO hasn’t revealed exactly how many seasons The Last of Us will have. There is not The last of us part III game, but the showrunners could extend the Second part story in different seasons.

“I remember asking Craig and HBO early on, ‘How many episodes should this season have?’ And the answer was: “How many does history require, and no more.” And likewise, our approach for future seasons would be to say, ‘Okay, it’s going to take as many seasons as it takes to get to that finale, and no more,’” Neil said. collider. hollywood life will keep you updated on the latest The Last of Us New for the second season.

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