The Last of Us gets huge update on its future ahead of season 2 premiere

The Last of Us fans have been given an exciting update about the show’s future ahead of season two premiering this Sunday (13th April).

HBO’s critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic series follows survivors Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) who navigate a desolate North American populated by fungal zombies and violent scavengers.

Season one, which was also released on Sky in the UK in 2023, concluded with Joel making the impossible decision to save Ellie from the Fireflies, despite her immunity to the virus potentially being instrumental to find a cure.

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Season two will pick up five years after the events of the first and see Joel and Ellie drawn into conflict with each other in a deadly and rapidly changing new .

Based on the popular video game franchise, The Last Of Us’ eagerly awaited follow-up season will adapt parts of the second game in the series, released on consoles in 2020.

Before the highly anticipated premiere, HBO has just announced it’s given the greenlight to a third season of the hit drama.

Co-creator Craig Mazin also shared there could be “one or two more seasons” before reaching the conclusion to the second game.

He admitted to Variety: “It’s getting harder to make, because every episode gets big.

“You don’t want to wait four years for a 17-episode finish, or whatever it is.”

Co-creators Mazin and Neil Druckmann, director of the original video games, revealed they had always intended to split the events of the second game into multiple instalments.

Mazin shared in a statement: “We approached season two with the goal of creating something we could be proud of.

“The end results have exceeded even our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continued collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and crew.”

“To see The Last of Us brought to life so beautifully and faithfully has been a career highlight for me, and I am grateful for the fans’ enthusiastic and overwhelming support,” Druckmann added.

“Much of that success is thanks to my partner in crime, Craig Mazin, our partnership with HBO, and our team at PlayStation Productions.”

Main cast members Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley are returning for the second season.

Season two will also introduce several major characters, with the likes of Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Tati Gabrielle, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright, Catherine O’Hara, Joe Pantoliano and Alanna Ubach stepping into new roles.

The Last of Us season 2 premieres Sunday, 13th April on HBO in the US and the following Monday on Sky Go and NOW.