Following its release in January 2023, HBO’s adaptation of the award-winning PlayStation game, The Last Of Us, firmly became one of last year’s must-see shows. Taking place in a post-apocalyptic America, 20 years after civilisation has been ravaged by a mutant fungus, the show follows the story of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), as the former attempts to smuggle her out of the quarantine zone to save humanity. The adaptation of the video game quickly became HBO’s second largest debut, falling only behind Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon in viewership.
The show was such a word-of-mouth hit that it also experienced a 22% increase in viewership from its first episode to its second, which is the biggest increase for an HBO original drama in history. A year after the show's launch, if you're still reeling from that cliff-hanger ending, you're not alone - we are too. Luckily, however, we have quite a bit of intel about what might go down in season two.
Here’s everything we know so far...
Yes! The Last Of Us was so popular when it premiered on HBO in January 2023 that it was renewed for a second season before its third episode had even aired. Now that’s what we call a hit show. No TLoU on HBO tonight.
But Season 2 is already on its way! Endure & survive! — Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) Per , executive producer Neil Druckmann – who was also the writer and creative director of the original PlayStation game – was understandably delighted with.