First look at Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us season 2 teases Joel and Ellie's emotional confrontation at the barn dance – and we're already crying

May. 15, 2024



The hit HBO video game adaptation will return to our screens next year

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We officially have our first look atThe Last of Us season 2which shows the return of Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie.

The tweet also reconfirmed that the season is currently in production and will be releasing on streaming service Max next year. You can see it below:

Filming on the follow-up season began earlier this year, which will see several new actors join the cast. Starring alongside the returning Pascal and Ramsey will beKaitlyn Denver as Abby,Young Mazino as Jesse, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, as well as Spencer Lord as Owen.

Should it follow the same trajectory as season 1, you can expect this second season to largely follow the storylineThe Last of Us Part 2 video game. We won’t dive into specifics here so not to spoil it for new fans, but let’s just say that you should already be preparing yourself emotionally for a dark, emotional tale.

It looks like though that not all of Part 2 of the game will be adapted with season 2, as showrunner Craig Mazin revealed in conversation withGQthat there is “no way” it will be completely covered there. Co-creator of the game Neil Druckmann then added there will definitely be “more than one season” to tell that story - although he wouldn’t be pushed on a further number of how many we can expect.

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