The Last of Us (season 2)

The second season of the television series The Last of Us on HBO was officially announced on January 27, 2023,"HBO Renews THE LAST OF US For A Second Season". WarnerMedia. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.Petski, Denise (January 27, 2023). "'The Last of Us' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2023. and is set to premiere in 2025.McPherson, Chris (December 6, 2023). "'The Last of Us' Season 2 Gets 2025 Release Window". Collider. Retrieved December 6, 2023. The season will adapt portions of the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part IIStewart, Marcus (June 5, 2024). "The Last Of Us Season 2 Will Be 7 Episodes And Won’t Cover The Full Game". Game Informer. Retrieved June 10, 2024. and will consist of seven episodes.Andreeva, Nellie (June 5, 2024). "'The Last Of Us' Season 2 Episode Count Revealed As Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann Explain Decision & Tease Additional Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
== Cast and characters ==
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* as Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2024). "'The Last Of Us': Young Mazino Cast As Jesse In Season 2 Of HBO Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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== Episodes ==
No.	Title	Directed by 	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1 	TBA 	Brower, Alison (June 12, 2024). "Power Lawyers 2024: Meet Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 14, 2024.	TBA 	2025 	TBD
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2 	TBA 	Mark Mylod 	TBA 	TBA 	TBD
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3 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA 	TBD
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== Development ==
On January 25. 2023, , the actress for , teased that a second season was highly "likely".Tinoco, Armando (January 25, 2023). "Bella Ramsey Says 'The Last Of Us' Season 2 Is "Likely"". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2023. On January 27, 2023, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.
Bella Ramsey also shared their excitement over the lesbian relationship storyline which is expected to take place in The Last of Us second season.Clark, Conor. "The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey "really excited" about lesbian storyline". Gay Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
On February 7, 2023, , who portrayed Lev from 2020's The Last of Us Part II, expressed interest in reprising their role of Lev for the second season of HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us.Acuna, Kirsten (February 7, 2023). "'The Last of Us Part II' actor Ian Alexander 'would love' to reprise their game role of Lev on season 2 of HBO's show". Insider. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
On March 13, 2023, it was confirmed that the storyline of The Last of Us Part II would cover multiple seasons of the HBO show according to Mazin and Druckmann. It was not revealed if this would mean two or three seasons, with Mazin stating "It's more than one season. You have noted correctly that we will not say how many. But more than one is factually correct."Moreau, Jordan (March 13, 2023). "'The Last of Us' Will Adapt 'Part II' Video Game Into 'More Than One' TV Season, Creators Confirm". Variety. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
On January 9, 2024, it was reported that was cast as .Hibberd, James (January 9, 2024). "Kaitlyn Dever Officially Cast in 'The Last of Us' Season 2 as Abby". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2024. This was followed on January 10 by the announcement that was cast as . The day after the casting of as was announced. On February 2, Catherine O'Hara was cast in an undisclosed role.
On March 1, 2024, Max announced the casting of , , and Spencer Lord.Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord have joined the cast of the HBO Original series #TheLastOfUs for Season 2. @TheLastofUsHBO. X (Retrieved March 1, 2024) 
On May 24, 2024, it was announced that was cast as , reprising his role from the The Last of Us Part II.Otterson, Joe (May 24, 2024). "'Last of Us' Season 2 Casts Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Reprising His Video Game Role". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
On June 5, 2024, in an interview with Deadline, Mazin and Druckmann confirmed the season will consist of seven episodes, one of which was set to be "quite big" in runtime. They added that a potential third season would be "significantly larger" and a fourth season may be required to continue the story.
== Gallery ==
=== Promotional images ===
TLOUHBO_S2 Teaser Image.jpg|Teaser image for Season 2
The Last of Us HBO Season 2 Joel Promotion Image.jpg|'s teaser image for Season 2
The Last of Us HBO Season 2 Ellie Promotion Image.jpg|'s teaser image for Season 2
=== Behind the scenes ===
=== Videos ===
HBO Original Series The Last of Us Season 2 - Coming In 2025 - Max|First teaser trailer
== External links ==
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== References ==
Category:HBO's The Last of Us seasons