Confirmed: ‘The Last of Us’ will have more than two seasons according to the creators

While Ellie and Joel’s journey has come to an end, the conclusion to their story is far from over. After the success of the first season’s final chapter, the creators of the HBO adaptation have confirmed what many wanted to hear, which is that the series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will have more than two seasons to fully cover the events of the video game.

In an interview with GQ, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann confirmed that “The Last of Us’ will have more than two seasons to cover all the events of the second game. And is that, unlike the first part, Naughty Dog’s sequel is much larger in scale, which seemed imminent that in the HBO adaptation could not be completed in nine more episodes.

Neil Druckmann commented that “it will need more than one season” to face the second video game of ‘The Last of Us’As a whole. Neither Druckmann nor Mazin confirmed how many seasons they were talking about, but from their words it will be at least three. As for the plot, both creators comment that it will follow the same trend as the first episodes with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

In other words, like the first batch of episodes, the second season of ‘The Last of Us’ will have some changes regarding the work of PlayStation, but always respecting the original plot, as has been the case so far. But with a reference as strong as the video game sequel, Druckmann believes development will be a “simpler process.”

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HBO’s “The Last of Us” second video game nods

For those who haven’t finished the first season, there will be spoilers ahead for the game’s sequel. The final chapter of “The Last of Us” had an interesting nod to the second part of the sequel, because in the hospital scene, Laura Bailey appeared as one of the nurses, an actress who brings Abby to life in the second part of the video game and whose character was one of the most controversial.

And not only that, Dina, a character who accompanies Ellie throughout the adventure of the second video game, also had a special appearance in HBO’s “The Last of Us”. Having already completed the source material, the adaptation was able to afford to introduce some details for the second season, which correct some errors in the script.

Pedro Pascal has hinted that season 2 tapings could begin this same 2023, but everyone involved’s agendas need to be aligned for that to happen. And although fans are hoping it won’t be long before we see Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey again, it will be many months before we see them again as Joel and Ellie.