

The Last of Us Part II reunites several characters from the first installment, including Pedro Pascal’s Joel, Bella Ramsey’s Ellie, Gabriel Luna’s Tommy and Rutina Wesley’s Maria, among others. “And I think it’s exciting because it leans into those feelings you had from the game, really heavily, in a new way.” “Some of the stuff I’m most excited for are the changes we’ve discussed and seeing the story come to life again in this other version,” Druckmann said.

The sequel includes significantly more characters, storylines and action set pieces that will likely play intertwining roles in the creators’ series adaptation. The Last of Us Part II, which was released seven years after the original on PlayStation 4 in 2020, is much more nuanced than the flagship game. It’s no surprise that the follow-up video game title will require several seasons to complete. The showrunners would not disclose further information regarding exactly how many seasons it would take to effectively tell the entire story, but Mazin offered some final clarification: “You have noted correctly that we will not say how many.

“It’s more than one season,” Druckmann added. 29.In conversation with GQ U.K., Mazin and Druckmann were asked if season two will include the sequel’s full story, to which Mazin responded, “No. This bleak tale continues on HBO Max next Sunday, Jan. The horde also reinforces the danger of the Cordyceps fungus just as it was revealed that Ellie could be the source of a cure. Ellie and Joel witness the blast from outside, and a quietly devastated Joel walks away.Īddressing why the show uses infected for this moment instead of soldiers, Mazin told the Washington Post that it was unlikely soldiers would venture so deep into dangerous territory to chase down fugitives who'd probably get themselves killed anyway. Much to our relief, she manages light the fire and closes her eyes before the explosion kills her and a bunch of infected. Never have I wanted a flame to ignite more. "That is realized in this beautiful, yet horrific way with. "These things don't have to get violent unless you're fighting them from spreading further," Druckmann said. Series co-creator Neil Druckmann explained this unnerving scene to Entertainment Weekly. A particularly horribly mutated infected notices her and extends its tendrils from its mouth into hers. HBOĪs the infected rush in, Tess struggles to ignite the lighter and blow them all up. Joel suddenly finds himself responsible for Ellie.
