The last season 3 of us – HBO confirms a long wait in front

The last of us Fans are all waiting with impatience to see what happens after that cliffhanger of the season 2 stunning, but we will have to prepare for the wait to be long. Hbo’s The last of us It is officially on pause for a while and season 3 may not hit screens until 2027.

In a recent interview with Vary, HBO and Max Content Chairman Casey Bloys He confirmed the news and explained why the delay is happening.

“The series is certainly scheduled for 2027. Craig [Mazin] He is still elaborating if they will be two more seasons or another long season. It has not yet been decided and I am following Craig’s advantage over this. “

This uncertainty derives from the ambitious history that the series is about to face, the most divisive chapter of the games. The creative team is struggling with how to adapt the dense narrative of The last part of us IIA challenge that is even more complicated now that Neil DruckmannThe creator of the game and the co-creator of the series is back from active involvement.

“Obviously, it was nice to have in the beginning at the beginning,” Bloys explained. “The whole reason I wanted to do Last of us is after ChernobylI told Craig: “What do you want to do later?” AND Last of us It was what he wanted to do. It was fantastic to have involved.

“Many people do not realize that Neil has full -time job by creating video games and manages a bad dog. It is really a great job he has.

Season 3 is destined to adapt the section of the game that divided the Fandom in half … the story of Abby Anderson. Played by Kaitlyn DeverAbby will be at the center of the scene while the show rewinds the events to show Seattle from its perspective as a member of the Washington Liberation Front (WLF).

His arc will dig in his motivations, in his complicated past and in the brutal conflict between the WLF and Seraphites, giving fans a deeper dip in the factions and their leaders than the game has never played.

It will be really interesting to see how the public reacts to this because he asks them to invest in the person responsible for the killing of Joel, the most loved characters of the franchise. The showrunners said they are fully engaged in this narrative bet.

So, while season 3 seems to be preparing to be equally ambitious and emotionally devastating as the fans expect, we will wait a lot of time to see it.