A scene from ‘The Last of Us’
HBO has renewed “The Last of Us,” its new series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, for a second season.
The season two renewal of the series, based on the popular PlayStation video game of the same name, comes ahead of the airing of the show’s third episode.
“I’m humbled, honored and frankly overwhelmed that so many people tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey. The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast and crew, and HBO adds to my already high expectations.” surpassed,” executive producer Neil Druckmann, who was also the game’s writer and creative director, said in a statement.
He added, “We are now absolutely delighted to be able to do it again with season two! On behalf of Naughty Dog and everyone at PlayStation, thank you.”
Druckmann co-produced the show in collaboration with “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin.
Set 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization, “The Last of Us” follows a hardened survivor Joel (Pascal) who is hired to break 14-year-old Ellie (Ramsey) out of an oppressive quarantine zone .
What begins as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both have to cross America and depend on each other to survive.
“I am so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I am even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey. Viewers have given us the opportunity to continue, and as a fan, I couldn’t be more ready to dive back into the characters and world that Neill and Naughty Dog created as a whole,” Mazin said.
“The Last of Us” also stars Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid and Merle Dandridge.
The series is a co-production between HBO and Sony Pictures Television. In addition to Druckmann and Mazin, Caroline Strauss, Evan Wells, Assad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Rose Lamm serve as executive producers.
It is produced by PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint and Naughty Dog.