HBO renews 'The Last of Us' for a third season

HBO He has renewed The Last of Us For a third season. The announcement occurs before the expected premiere of the second season on Sunday, April 13 in HBO and Max (Max via on Twitter/X).

At the moment it is unknown if the third season will be the last season of the series of cookers, executive producers, showrunners and directors Neil Druckmann y Craig Mazin.

The Second season adapts video game events The Last of Us Part II And it will consist of seven episodes, two less with respect to season one. One of the episodes will be long.

Prior to renewal for a third season, it was explained that there are plans to make next season significantly longer, “And, in fact, the story could require a fourth season”Mazin said in an interview with Deadline.

On the renewal, Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming and director of dramatic series and HBO movies, declared in a press release:

“We cannot fail to insist on the pride that HBO feels for the extraordinary achievement that we consider to represent the second season of The Last of Us. Craig, Neil, Carolyn and the entire executive production team, the cast and the technical team have achieved a master sequel, and we are delighted to bring the narrative force of Craig and Neil to which we know that it will be a third season equally moving and extraordinary.

The first season of The Last of Us He averaged an audience of more than 30 million viewers, according to HBO reports, while the second season is one of the most anticipated returns of the year on a small screen.

Druckmann joined the statements by praising the adaptation of the acclaimed Naughty Dog video to the small screen:

“Seeing The Last of Us life with such beauty and fidelity has been a culminating moment in my career, and I am grateful for the enthusiastic and overwhelming support of the fans. Much of this success is due to my partner, Craig Mazin, to our collaboration with HBO and our team of PlayStation Productions. On behalf of all in Naughty Dog, our cast and team, thank you very much. happy to bring you more than The Last of Us! “

Mazin added:

“We address the second season with the aim of creating something we could be proud of. The final result has even overcome our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continuous collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and team. We are looking forward to continuing the story of The Last of Us with the third season!”

The Last of Us It is set 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel (played by Pedro Pascal), a aguerrido survivor, is hired to get Ellie (Bella Ramsey), A 14 -year -old girl, from an oppressive quarantine area. What begins as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking trip, in which both must cross the United States and depend on each other to survive.

The second season takes the story five years after the events of the first season. Joel and Ellie are involved in a conflict and in an even more dangerous and unpredictable world than they left behind.

In addition to the returns of Pascal and Ramsey, they also return Gabriel Luna like Tommy, and Rutina Wesley Like Maria.

New additions include Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) As Abby, Isabela Merced (Alien: Romulus) like Dina, Young tooth (Beef) Like Jesse, Tati Gabrielle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) like Nora, Spencer Lord (Riverdale) like Owen, Ariela bars (How to Blow Up a Pipeline) as honey, Danny Ramírez (Top Gun: Maverick) like Manny, Catherine O’Hara (Home Alone, Shitting's Creek) in role as a guest star, and Jeffrey Wright playing Isaac, the character to whom he lent his voice in the video game The Last of Us Part II,

They also arrive Joe Pantoliano (Dexter: Original Sin), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age), Hetienne Park (Don’t Look Up), Robert John Burke (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), y Noah Lamanna (Paying For It).

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

He First episode of the second season The Sunday April 13, 2025 in HBO and Max. The remaining episodes will be launched under weekly premiere on Sundays.