Whilst the first season of HBO’s “The Last of Us” adapted the main story of the first game, the show’s producers have made it clear that it’s going to take more than one season to adapt “The Last of Us Part II”.
Both showrunners Craig Mazan and Neil Druckmann have also indicated there are no plans to overstay their welcome, and so don’t expect things to go beyond a potential third season.
HBO itself has also been considering the show’s future, and the network’s head of drama Francesca Orsi recently spoke with Deadline and confirmed that whilst there is an idea for a third season in place.
However, she adds that there’s no guarantee it will happen at this point:
“I think Craig and Neil are still figuring out where they’re going to come to an end. We have loosely heard that there will be a Season 3 idea for the series, but at this point, we’re taking it one season at a time.
There’s no guarantee at this point that we’ll have a Season 3, but I know that they both have a vision for Season 3. Whether that lends itself to doing more [seasons], I don’t know yet.”
Orsi adds that the second season is “taking a big swing from both an entertainment standpoint, related to the clickers, but also just the more nuanced, complex character dynamic between our characters, Joel, Ellie and beyond.”
Series star Pedro Pascal recently revealed to THR that taking on the role of Joel meant: “I was scared. I was so scared” due to an “expectation to be met as far as what people’s immersive experience of the story was.”
The comments come as it was revealed late last week that filming on the second season, which shifts the production from Calgary to Vancouver, is now looking to start in early 2024 ahead of a 2025 airing.
