Craig Mazin says ‘The Last of Us’ season 2 will be ‘radically different’ from the game

Although there were some changes from the source material during the first season, the second season of ‘The Last of Us’ promises to be very different from the sequel. This has been confirmed by the showrunners of the HBO adaptation, who say that the story of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will take a lot of distance from all the events seen in the game.

In a press conference (via SlashFilm), Craig Mazin revealed that the second season From ‘The Last of Us’ It will be very different from the video game. And he points out that these are not changes like those that occurred in the first nine chapters starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, but truly significant changes that surprise all fans.

Craig Mazin comments that in ‘The last of we’ season two “We will present things, but it will be different. It will be different, just like it has been different this season,” he says. “Sometimes it will be radically different, sometimes it will not be different at all. But it will be different, and it will be something of its own. It will not be exactly like the game.”

Moreover, Craig Mazin has confirmed that Bella Ramsey will continue as Ellie in the second season, which will have a jump of several years, up to the events of the video game. Finally, Mazin said the ideas they have will be reflected in the “series that Neil and I want to make” from “The Last of Us.”

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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Details

While there are few confirmed details about ‘The Last of Us’ season 2 so far, there is interesting information that helps to understand what HBO’s continuation will be like. In the first, Ramsey returns as Ellie, there will be many more infected than in the first episodes, and it will cover the story of ‘The Last of Us: Part 2’, but there will be more than one season to completely do it.

According to Pedro Pascal, the filming of the second season could start at the end of this year, and it is known that it will have more types of infected and the spores could finally make an appearance. More about Joel and Ellie’s relationship would have been explored after the final chapter decision, and we would have seen Ellie’s transformation.

With all that, the possible ‘The Last of Us’ season 2 release date on HBO would be around the year 2024 or 2025. But until then, it will be a few months before we hear any news about the cast that will come together to complete Ellie’s journey into this world.