The Last of Us Season 2 Release Date Confirmed

HBO has officially announced that The Last of Us Season 2 will premiere on Sunday, April 13 at 9pm ET/PT, and will be available to stream on Max. The season will consist of seven episodes, and to mark the occasion, HBO has released new character posters featuring Joel, Ellie, and Abby.

Set five years after the events of the first season, Season 2 will follow Joel and Ellie as they continue their journey, now living with Joel's brother Tommy in a commune in Montana. This season will adapt the storyline from the second game in the series, The Last of Us Part 2, which should be familiar to fans of the video game.

Joining Pedro Pascal, who reprises his role as Joel, and Bella Ramsey, returning as Ellie, are several new cast members. Kaitlyn Dever will portray Abby, Isabela Merced will play Dina, Young Mazino will take on the role of Jesse, Ariela Barer will appear as Mel, and Tati Gabrielle will play Nora. Notably, Tati Gabrielle is also set to star as the main protagonist in Naughty Dog's upcoming game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

You can view the new character posters in the gallery below.

The Last of Us Season 2 Character Posters

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The first season of The Last of Us was a major success for HBO, created by Craig Mazin of Chernobyl fame and Neil Druckmann, head of Naughty Dog. It garnered numerous Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and received five Primetime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Writing.

Given the success of the first season, HBO is eager to continue the series. Francesca Orsi from HBO has hinted that the show is planned to run for a total of four seasons, indicating that Season 2 will not cover the entire storyline of The Last of Us Part 2.

For more insights, you can read our review of The Last of Us Season 1 here.