HBO Max doubles its best premiere score with the arrival of ‘The Last of Us’: Video game fans and early 2023 fans hooked. For this apocalyptic story that takes place when a fungus practically wipes out the Earth’s population (or turns them into zombies).
in fact, It became the most-watched premiere in HBO Max history in Spain And, in early March, it was surpassed Billion views worldwide A broad audience of platform symbolic range viz ‘House of the Dragon’ or ‘Game of Thrones’.
As such, in late January 2023, Neil Druckman, executive producer of the series, said: “I am humbled, honored and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have joined and connected with our story about Joel and Ellie’s journey. Craig Mazin, our amazing cast and The crew and the collaboration with HBO exceeded my already high expectations.Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two! On behalf of Naughty Dog and everyone at PlayStation, thank you!”
The series received 8 Emmys in its first season, including Best Guest Actor and Actress and several technical awards. So let’s see What we know about this second season at the moment is that it’s already in the works, but won’t see production begin until late 2023. When can we see more episodes with the Snappers and what will happen to Joel, Ellie and the entire cast? Let’s see it.
‘The Last of Us 2’: Probable Release Date
Once Season 1 ends, it will be a while before we see new content. In an interview with ‘The Washington Post’, ‘The Last of Us’ executive producer Craig Mazin revealed that The first season took about 200 days to film in Canada. And then additional months were spent editing the series and adding special effects.
Now, we must consider the stoppage that the production of ‘The Last of Us 2′ has suffered due to the scriptwriters and actors’ strike, but once the agreement is reached, the schedule has resumed. According to Film and Television Industry Alliance (FTIA), The shooting for season 2 of the series will begin on January 7, 2024 in Vancouver (Canada).
Let’s recap: Yes On January 15, 2023, 18 months passed from the shooting of the first scene to the premiere of T1.We must not wait ‘The Last of Us 2’ to premiere by mid-2025. Francesca Orsi, drama series director at HBO Max, told Deadline — regardless of the strikes — that a second season of “The Last of Us” will premiere sometime in 2025.
Mazin assured TV Insider that they had made progress on the plot before the writers’ strike affected them. He also shared his quirky method of motivation: “I walk and think of scenes because when the bell rings and it’s over because the companies have finally come to their senses, I basically have to pull myself out of the cannon because we really want to try to get this show on the air when it’s supposed to be on the air.”
Bella Ramsay, who plays Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’.
‘The Last of Us 2’: Who will be in the cast?
The predictions here get complicated, as it will depend on how much of the total video game is covered in the first season. Mazin drew attention to the result Episodes 1 to 10 cover the first part of the game but also the ‘Left Behind’ expansion. This expansion had two timelines:
- One, three weeks before ‘The Last of Us’ game, follows Ellie with her friend Riley (Storm Reed) in an abandoned shopping mall in Boston;
- The other, set during the main timeline of ‘The Last of Us’, had Ellie reminiscing about her time with Riley as she tried to find a cure for an injured Joel.
If all this appeared in T1, it is reasonable to think that the following episodes will focus on the second part of the video game. Joel and Ellie appear in it five years after the events of the original, but we’ll see Pedro Pascal with a bit more gray hair and Bella Ramsay playing a role closer to her actual age (she’s 19).
HBO Max just announced it Caitlin Dever, known for the Netflix productions ‘Believe Me’ and ‘No One Will Save You’, will play the role of Abby Anderson. This is a very relevant role in the second part that, not to give away spoilers, HBO Max has defined as follows: “A skilled soldier whose black-and-white vision of the world is challenged as she seeks revenge for her loved ones.”
Also in the story is Joel’s brother Tommy. (Gabriel Luna will return) and with Eli’s girlfriend, Dina (rumors suggest she will be played by actress Paolina Van Cleef). We also don’t know what will happen to characters like Jesse (Dina’s ex), Owen (Abby’s ex) and Lev and Yara (siblings condemned by the Seraphita cult, who ally themselves with Abby).
‘The Last of Us 2’: What will happen to Joel and Ellie? Argument
With the hint that the new season will follow the second part of the game, we can guess some parts of the plot, but Just keep reading if you want to treat yourself to some spoilers Important The series picks up five years later, with Joel and Ellie, 19, living in Jackson, Wyoming.
During a day of patrolling, Joel and his brother Tommy rescue a woman named Abby from a group of infected. They break into a building used by his group as a hideout – the former Fireflies, now transformed into a militia known as the WLF (Washington Liberation Front) – and the group attacks the brothers.
Through a series of events, Ellie and Dina will travel to find Tommy and Joel and Allie arrives just as Abba beats up Joel. Tommy, Ellie and Dina Then they head to Seattle to give Abby what she deserves, Which puts them in the path of the Seraphim, a religious sect that fights the WLF for control of the city.
Many other things happen which we are not going to say now, but The bad news is that Joel won’t be making many episodes of Season 2. We don’t know if we’re ready to say goodbye to this father-daughter story; Of course, maybe we’ll see more of it in ‘flashbacks’, but we can guarantee that it’ll focus more on Tommy, Abby, Dina and Ellie than anything else. by the way, An important love story awaits us between Eli and Dina which will surely give us a lot of…
Additionally, Ellie’s character will change significantly in clothing, makeup, and hairstyle. Bella Ramsay on the Happy Sad Confuse podcast said: “(I’m excited about) the complexity of her relationship with Joel and how it gets more and more complicated. And the violence that ensues is thrilling in a way. It would be great to be able to explore that in a really safe environment. But it also makes me nervous.”
Will there be a ‘The Last of Us 3’?
In his most recent statement, Mazin has left the door open to what many of us have been wanting to know: that there will be a third season. “There’s more story, so the show won’t end with season two until people watch it and we’ll cancel.” I point out very clearly.
“Until that happens, we’re going to do some things just like the game. We’re going to do some other things that are in the game, and we’re going to do some things that are in the game. But we are going to do them differently With our own method. It doesn’t matter whether you have played the game or not. You will be surprised as the season unfolds. “We have some interesting twists.”
‘The Last of Us 2’: When can we see a teaser or trailer?
The new episodes haven’t gone into production yet, so we’re afraid it will be a while before they arrive; Minimum till Autumn 2024. Of course, as there is more news about the series, you will see them on Elle.es.
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