The Last of Us season 2 renewal announced by HBO

Last of UsAlready shaping up as one of the top TV shows of 2023. It’s a natural progression from a game-like video game to an era of prestige television that borrows the design of a game to being a TV show. And HBO seems to think so too — Last of UsThe network has announced that the second season will be back for its viewers.

According to HBO’s news release, Last of Us’ premiere was the company’s second-biggest launch of a series, behind only House of the Dragon’s debut, and the show’s audience grew by more than 20% for the second episode. Third episode Last of Us, “Long Long Time,” premieres Sunday on HBO and HBO Max at 9 p.m. EST. (And if you’re on the fence about the series but don’t have an HBO Max subscription, HBO has made the first episode of Last of UsAvailable for Free on the Streaming Service.

“I’m so grateful to [The Last of Us co-creator] Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership,” executive producer Craig Mazin said in the news release, “and I’m even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey. The audience has given us the chance to continue, and as a fan of the characters and world Neil and Naughty Dog created, I couldn’t be more ready to dive back in.”

The first season of HBO’s Last of UsThe original 2013 video game will be covered. That leaves the events of Naughty Dog’s 2020 sequel, Part 2 of “The Last of Us”, for season 2 — and, with Mazin having previously said that the game sequel would take more than one season to cover in a TV adaptation, a potential for a third season.

Part 2 of “The Last of Us” sees Ellie largely succeed Joel as the game’s main character, which is great news for Bella Ramsey! We’re confident that Pedro Pascal will find SomethingKeep him busy.