The Last of Us season 2

Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann opened up about how the use of perspective and the "interconnectivity" of the infected will be explored more in season two.

And I think we figured out that," Mazin said. It’s us again and there will be Pedro and there will be Bella. [the season finale of the show](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43259717/last-of-us-ellie-immunity/). We will do what needs to happen to that story as it transfers from one medium to another." [The Last of Us ep 8's Joel/Ellie scene has big meaning](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43208254/last-of-us-episode-8-ending-ellie-joel-baby-girl/) And that needs to remain intact. [The Last of Us season one ending explained](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42856330/the-last-of-us-ending-explained/) And there will be blood." [The Last of Us finale solves decade-long mystery](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43259717/last-of-us-ellie-immunity/) [the game](https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a40832597/buy-the-last-of-us-part-1-remake-ps5/), specifically the advantage of changing perspective," Mazin said. [The Last of Us](https://www.digitalspy.com/last-of-us/) is officially [getting a second season ](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42704412/the-last-of-us-season-2-release-date/)after the unparalleled [success of its debut season](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43226679/last-of-us-episode-8-ratings/) — but expect some key changes in its sophomore outing that will ramp up the world [Joel and Ellie](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a43208254/last-of-us-episode-8-ending-ellie-joel-baby-girl/) occupy. [Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42877677/last-of-us-sam-keivonn-montreal-woodard/) have opened up about what fans can expect in [season two](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a42704412/the-last-of-us-season-2-release-date/).

Druckmann and Mazin have already confirmed that Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are returning as Joel and Ellie in season 2. Some fans pointed out the time jump ...

[only adapt the events of the video games](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-last-of-us-hbo-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-interview-1235290103/) and nothing more. In an interview with GQ U.K., the showrunners confirmed it will take " [more than one season](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-part-2-multiple-seasons/)" to adapt Part II. The showrunners did not address that in season 1 of HBO's The Last of Us. [Pedro Pascal](https://ew.com/person/pedro-pascal/) and [Bella Ramsey](https://ew.com/person/bella-ramsey/) are returning as Joel and Ellie in season 2. Given her role in the game, it also seems fair to say that [Rutina Wesley](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-rutina-wesley-maria-interview/) will return as Maria. [Laura Bailey](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-finale-laura-bailey-cameo/), who plays Abby in the game, could come back in some alternate cameo or guest arc. "So we will use what we can use in a new medium to tell that story and we will go through the same process of adaptation." [he already sent some ideas to Mazin and Druckmann](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-season-2-gabriel-luna-tommy-pitched-a-few-ideas/) about what they could do with Tommy for season 2. "We will also take advantage of the freedom we have in television that wasn't there in the games, specifically the advantage of changing perspective," he said. [Joel's decision at the end of The Last of Us season 1](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-finale-ending-joels-difficult-choice/) will have a direct impact on the events of season 2, assuming the material is being adapted faithfully. Because the character's name has already been referenced by The Last of Us showrunner and game co-creator Neil Druckmann, we can say that a new figure, Abby, has a crucial part to play in the events to come. Well, prepare yourself for [season 2](https://ew.com/tv/the-last-of-us-season-2-renewed/) of the HBO adaptation, because it's bound to be even more of a flashpoint among viewers than the first.

“I am your cool, slutty daddy,” The Last of Us star Pedro Pascal famously said on the red carpet for HBO's latest blockbuster series, based on the ...

Players of the game were forced to wait seven full years between the first and second games to learn the fates of Joel and Ellie, but it seems unlikely that the TV watchers will have to wait anywhere near that long. In the GQ interview, the interviewer references viewers needing to wait “two years” to find out the fates of the main characters, which neither creator disputes. “My goal is to do better next season, now that we’ve learned some lessons,” Mazin said in a press conference, [according to TV Line](https://tvline.com/2023/03/13/the-last-of-us-season-2-setting-canada-craig-mazin-interview/). Still, the creators acknowledged some things that season two could do to improve on the first season. From a bird’s-eye view, Mazin and Druckman seem pretty happy with the first season of the show and ready to give another installment along those same lines. The first season, which aired [its harrowing finale](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-last-of-us-recap-episode-9-finale-review-look-for-the-light.html) on Sunday, March 12, was largely a faithful adaptation of the original game, besides a [few notable exceptions](https://www.vulture.com/article/last-of-us-craig-mazin-season-finale-ending-interview.html), and ended [in the same spot as the game](https://www.vulture.com/article/last-of-us-season-finale-ending-game-adaptation-comparison.html). “Our goal remains exactly what it was for the first season, which is to deliver a show that makes fans happy,” Mazin said to GQ. The critical darling tells the story of smuggler Joel (Pascal) who must deliver an important child (played by Bella Ramsey, not Grogu) across America after a [fungal outbreak](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-last-of-us-fungus-infection-cordyceps-explained.html) created a swath of cannibalistic zombie-esque people-creatures. [record viewership](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/last-of-us-hbo-ratings.html) might be the main reason. When pressed on how many seasons the game adaptation will take, Mazin and Druckman went cold. The show’s [co-creators, Craig Mazin](https://www.vulture.com/article/last-of-us-craig-mazin-season-finale-ending-interview.html) (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckman (co-president of Naughty Dog, the video-game-development company behind TLOU), haven’t been super-forthcoming with details about Joel ( Pascal) and Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) televisual fates, which makes sense, given that season one just finished up. [The Last of Us](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-last-of-us-hbo-review.html) star Pedro Pascal [famously said](https://twitter.com/vulture/status/1615390961781047304?s=20&t=WU_wxlIzfbeDbncAoGbzLw) on the red carpet for HBO’s latest blockbuster series, based on the post-apocalyptic video game.

“It's more than one season,” executive producer Craig Mazin tells GQ UK in a new interview. While he and executive producer Neil Druckmann decline to say ...

If that does take place, it’s not a wild leap to presume that The Last of Us could return in 2024. [The Last of Us ](https://tvline.com/tag/the-last-of-us/)Season 1 told the story laid out in Naughty Dog’s 2013 video game, rather faithfully, from start to finish. Later, when she made him swear that he was telling the truth, he did so readily… And I think it’s exciting, because it leans into those feelings you had from the game, really heavily, in a new way.” When Ellie — who’d been anesthetized and therefore unaware of both Joel’s actions and the danger to her — came to, Joel lied and said the experiment hadn’t worked. A Season 3 renewal has not yet been announced.

Sadly Anna was bitten while delivering Ellie and after stabbing the Infected violently to death, she now must make a choice about her daughter's future – one ...

In the back of the car Ellie begins to stir. Ellie may have initially been happy to let Joel pull the wool over her eyes but it won’t be long until his lie begins to create issues in their relationship. Later, when their car craps out and they hike the rest of the way to Wyoming, Ellie opens up about He instructs them to step away and when the doctor refuses to step down Joel shoots him without hesitation. This version of reality allows her to stay with him, under his protection. There are more than a few kernels of truth in what she says and for a moment Joel considers it. The only problem is that Cordyceps lives in the brain. With her 'lift-a-car-off-her-child' motherly instinct she valiantly pushes that baby down the birth canal and into existence whilst stabbing a Clicker to death. If he was 90 per cent committed before, he's 110 per cent ready to jump in front of a bus for her now. When her childhood friend Marlene (Merle Dandridge) arrives at the scene, one bite and a dead Clicker too late, Anna hands over her baby. Trying to duck and dive from a Clicker between contractions with the baby threatening to slip out at any moment: are you kidding? Sure there's gunfire and a fight for survival but the shift in tone is evident.

'Let's put this thing to rest,' showrunner Neil Druckmann said.

“Sometimes it will be different radically, and sometimes it will be [barely] different at all. It will be the show that Neil and I want to make. But it’s going to be different and it will be its own thing. “The only way we would ever, ever consider re-casting Bella is if she said, ‘I don’t want to work with you guys anymore.’ And even then, we’re not sure we would grant her that. “It will be different just as this season was different [from the first game],” he continued. “I think there is still this constant drumbeat of anxiety.

It's a chilling sequence that hits the same dubious, morally horrifying notes as it did in the game, and little is changed. We see Joel kill the surgeon about ...

It’s likely just the show paying tribute to the game’s cast (as it did in episode 8 with Troy Baker, who voiced Joel in the video games), but it’s also another way to tease what’s to come in the next season. That may sound like a small cinematic altercation, but that lingering shot is very meaningful to those of us that played The Last of Us Part II. Eagle-eyed fans may notice that one of the nurses during the scene is played by Laura Bailey, who portrays Abby in The Last of Us Part II. It’s a chilling sequence that hits the same dubious, morally horrifying notes as it did in the game, and little is changed. [The Last of Us](https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/the-last-of-us-hbo-review/), which brought the iconic ending of Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed game to life in live-action. However, a key change was made that will help the show more gracefully transition into its adaptation of [The Last of Us Part II](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-last-of-us-part-2-review/).

Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller and Bella Ramsey as Ellie Williams in 'The Last of. Liane Hentscher/HBO. Spoilers ahead for HBO's The Last of ...

Perhaps the most pivotal moment of Joel’s life arrived when a soldier shot and killed his daughter Sarah (Nico Parker) on the first day of the Cordyceps outbreak. “I got a text from Neil and he said, ‘Hey, Craig and I were talking and would you like to play Ellie’s mother?’ And I just burst into tears,” the actor told The Hollywood Reporter. [Joel lied to Ellie](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/why-did-joel-lie-to-ellie-the-last-of-us-finale-explained) about what happened while she was under anesthesia, claiming that the procedure didn’t work and that he saved her from a murderous group of raiders that attacked the hospital. It won’t be exactly like the game. It will be the show that Neil and I want to make.” Including conditions where you really ought to be doing something that is not within the best interest of the person you love, at least according to some sort of moral code or a standard of ethics.” Needless to say, the pair’s bond had Twitter sobbing. But the mood took a dramatic turn once they were inside the hospital. When Joel regained consciousness, Marlene (Merle Dandridge) told him that Ellie was in an operating room about to undergo a brain surgery to help produce a cure for the Cordyceps infection that destroyed modern civilization — and that the teen would die in the process. Joel’s decision to save Ellie rather than the world sparked debate on whether that made him a hero or villain. [Craig Mazin explained](https://tvline.com/2023/03/12/the-last-of-us-finale-ending-joel-saves-ellie-season-1-episode-9-craig-mazin-interview/) to reporters during a virtual pre-finale press conference, per TVLine. In Episode 9, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) finally arrived at the Firefly hospital in Salt Lake City but were immediately taken prisoner.

Based on the immensely popular video game of the same name, all eyes are on HBO and showrunners to learn the fate of our protagonists Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and ...

"We don't get too wrapped up in that stuff. Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two!" "It's a big animal to take apart, you know? It's a beautiful story," Mazin told Here's what we know about its cast and plotBy For those who don't know, The Last Of Us video game has a sequel – The Last Of Us 2 – that showrunners will be leaning on heavily for the second season of the show.

The first season of the acclaimed sci-fi series has just wrapped up, and showrunner Craig Mazin has said that the season 2 will deviate from the game.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to [The Radio Times Podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/). "And the weight of the world is not on her shoulders and she’s able to be a kid. "Sometimes it will be different radically and sometimes it will be barely different at all. I think she’s going to kill it, figuratively and literally." But it's going to be different and it will be its own thing." [Sci-Fi](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/) coverage or visit our [TV Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/) and [Streaming Guide](https://www.radiotimes.com/streaming-guide/) to find out what's on this week. She added: "Because those are little moments where we just get to see a little bit of light and a little bit of happiness for her. [terms and conditions](https://www.immediate.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/) and [privacy policy](https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/). [Why Pedro Pascal ditched iconic Joel line in The Last of Us](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/last-of-us-joel-line-newsupdate/) [The Last of Us needs to end after season 2](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/the-last-of-us-end-season-2-comment/) [The Last of Us star Ashley Johnson "devastated" by finale episode](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/the-last-of-us-ending-newsupdate/) [The Last of Us](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/last-of-us-tv-show-release-date/) has wrapped up with an acclaimed final episode, and while fans will be disappointed that the run has come to an end we can be reassured that [a second outing](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/last-of-us-season-2/) has already been confirmed. [Subscribe to Radio Times magazine and get 12 issues for £1](https://www.radiotimes.com/magazine-subscription/?utm_term=evergreen-article) [learn more](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/commercial-links-on-radiotimes-com/))

Joel (Pedro Pascal) plays a hardened survivor who is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey) a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. But what ...

- Gabriel Luna as Tommy - Bella Ramsey as Ellie - Pedro Pascal as Joel The second game is much bigger than the first, the amount of story there is much larger. So season two will be adapted from the second game. [The Last of Us ](https://inews.co.uk/culture/the-last-of-us-hbo-uk-sky-atlantic-game-to-tv-adaptations-2082378)takes place 20 years after modern civilisation has been destroyed.

But according to show creators, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, fans can expect some key changes in season two that will ramp up the drama even more.

He then explained that they'll use what they can in a new medium to "tell that story," and "go through the same process of adaptation." During the chat, she spoke about finding it exciting that major parts of the game were translated onto the screen, especially the "interconnectivity" aspect. "And I think we figured out that." We will do what needs to happen to that story as it transfers from one medium to another," he added. And that needs to remain intact." Because Ellie is immune to the infection, it's believed she could be humanity's last hope and the key to creating a life-saving vaccine.

The acclaimed 2013 video game provided the perfect, straightforward source material for HBO's compelling TV adaptation, writes Louis Chilton.

Whatever the case, you can bet on one thing: The Last of Us’s second season is going to be event television. Set four years after the ending of the original, The Last of Us Part II was a masterpiece of the medium, expanding on much of what the first one did well. While The Last of Us was primarily the story of Joel (Troy Baker in the game, a jaded Pedro Pascal on TV), Part II gave much more focus to Ellie (Ashley Johnson/Bella Ramsey), his spirited teenage ward. In interviews, Mazin has suggested that Part II may be spread over multiple seasons of TV – a savvy idea, given that the game’s unwieldy 20-to-30-hour storyline would be tricky to condense. As fans of the game know well – but millions of TV viewers may not – The Last of Us had a sequel, released in 2020. (This week, HBO revealed that the average audience for the first five episodes is now close to 30 million viewers across all platforms.) Its second season renewal, [announced back in January](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-last-of-us-season-two-hbo-sky-now-b2270746.html), was inevitable.