In a recent interview withBBC, Bella Ramsey, who is playing Ellie in the currently ongoing first season ofThe Last of Us HBOshow, stated that she believes a Season 2 is “pretty likely,” given how successful it’s been so far. Two episodes of the show have been released over the last couple of weeks, and the reception has been widely and immensely positive.
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Critically, the season was overallrated higherthan nearly every HBO show, while commercially, the show’s premiere episode had thesecond-highest number of viewersof any HBO in the past decade, the exception being last year’s Game of Thrones sequel, House of the Dragon. Ramsey specified that she thinks a second season is likely “if people keep watching,” and it’s clear that’s probably what’s going to happen. She did, of course, clarify that “there’s nothing confirmed yet,” and that ultimately, “it’s down to the guys at HBO.”
If anyone would know inside details about the show’s production plans, it’s one of the co-stars, so it would appear as though she understands that the involved parties are, at least,consideringrenewing the show for another season. This would match a priorinterview reportwhereThe Last of Uscreator and showrunner, Neil Druckmann, suggested that the show continuing past the first season was on the table, and that if it does, it would always be based on the video games. In fact, he specifically mentions the original game’s 2020 sequel,The Last of Us Part II.
Basing the second season on Part II would be the reasonable and expected path, however, it’s well-known in the video game space that this sequel was remarkably contentious, particularly due to its story. Though critically acclaimed, it was quite divisive among fans, so it will be interesting to see if the story sees major adjustments (unlike the first season, which has been very faithful to 2013’s The Last of Us so far), or if Druckmann sticks to his guns and risks facing the same amount of vitriol.
If a second season does occur, then the series may end up with a very unusual release timeline. Given that there are currently no plans to “tell any stories beyond adapting the games,” the end of the second season would essentially mark the end of the show, at least temporarily. Druckmannhasteased that “there’s more story to tell” with The Last of Us as a game series, so if a third game does eventually release, the show’s third season would have to be made numerous years after the second one.
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