Peter Sarsgaard joins the third season of 'The Last of Us'

The third season of The Last of Us confirmed a new addition to its cast.

The Emmy nominee, Peter Sarsgaardjoins the cast of the next season of the popular drama HBO, in recurring roleinterpreting the a new character that does not appear in the Naughty Dog video game on which the series is based: Amon, one of the leaders of the Seraphitesaccording to Deadline reports.

The signing of Sarsgaard is announced at the same time that the production of the third season begins a pause, scheduled to last a month, coinciding with the 2026 World Cup, due to Vancouver, where it is filmed The Last of Usis one of the World Cup host cities, and interruptions in filming outdoors are expected.

After the break, filming will resume and continue until the end of the year for its release in 2027.

Sarsgaard has been nominated for an Emmy for the series Dopesick y Presumed Innocent. Right now we see it in the miniseries DTF St. Louis from HBO, while in theaters we recently enjoyed it in The Bride! by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Other of his various film projects are The Batman, Memory, The Magnificent Seven, Black Mass, Jackie, Pawn Sacrifice, Blue Jasmine, Orphan, Boys Don’t Cry, Dead Man Walkingamong many others.

Other previously announced season three additions include Patrick Wilson (Insidious) y Jason Ritter (Matlock) in recurring roles; Wilson will play Jerry, Abby's father (Kaitlyn Dever), while Ritter will play Hanley, a WLF soldier; in addition to Clea DuVall like a Seraphite, and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Manny, after the departure of Danny Ramírez from the series.

Besides, Ariella Barer, Tati Gabrielle y Spencer Lordwho play Mel, Nora and Owen, respectively, were promoted to recurring roles for the third season.

Details about the plot of the third season have not yet been revealed. However, It is believed that it will be told from Abby's perspective..

It is unknown if the third season will be the last season of the series of the co-creators, executive producers, showrunners and directors. Neil Druckmann y Craig Mazin.

Prior to the renewal for a third season, it was explained that there are plans for the next season to be significantly longer than the second, which was seven episodes, “And, in fact, the story could require a fourth season”Mazin said.

The Last of Us It is set 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel (played by Pedro Pascal), a brave survivor, is hired to rescue Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl from an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon turns into a brutal and harrowing journey, in which both must cross the United States and depend on each other to survive.

The second season picked up the story five years after the events of the first season.. Joel and Ellie find themselves drawn into conflict and into a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind. This season adapted the events of the video game The Last of Us Part II.

The cast of the third season will include the returns of Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Jeffrey Wright.

Mazin will take over as sole showrunner following Druckmann's departure.

The Last of Us is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television, Carolyn Strauss, Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O'Connor, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Evan Wells.