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08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘The Last Of Us' Season 2 Review Scores Are Have Arrived Ahead of Its Release Date
The Last of Us HBO There has been a lot of talk this past week about how a 'terrible' video game movie like Minecraft just opened with $300 million worldwide, the most for a game adaptation in history. That's a separate conversation, but also it's a sharp contrast from a number of high profile video game stories that have headed to TV the last few years, and are amazing. One of those? The Last of Us on HBO. The adaptation of the Naughty Dog game was beloved by critics and most fans, and now it's returning for season 2. Reviews are in and there does not seem to be anything like a significant drop-off in quality. The numbers: That's a negligible difference, plus there are only 10% of the amount of reviews in (I have not often see a show with 486 reviews in like season 1, which is pretty stunning). The Last of Us season 2 will reportedly cover half of the second game in the series in its seven episodes, according to its showrunners. Season 3 will be the rest of the story, and fans are debating whether an early 'big' moment that defines the rest of the story will in fact be right near the start, or if they might drag it out more than the games did to change the narrative structure. My bet is still early on for reasons I won't get into, lest it result in spoilers. The Last of Us HBO The showrunners have confirmed that they are not going to be pulling a Game of Thrones and go past the existing source material, even if one of the showrunners, Neil Druckmann, is the one who would be making that source material in a potential third game. While there have been hints that maybe, possibly, someday Naughty Dog could make The Last of Us Part 3, it's now been firmly established that its next project is the sci-fi story Intergalactic, likely not debuting until some time late in 2027, by best estimate. Any potential Last of Us installment would be easily 5+ years away, so we're talking well into the 2030s to get a season 4 that covers that content. My guess is that simply none of this happens at all. HBO and Naughty Dog will both move on, at least for nearly a decade. There is little doubt this is going to be an epic television event. There has been some fan concern about Bella Ramsey supposedly embodying an older, more violent Ellie, but in these reviews, she's receiving a ton of praise. I can't wait to see what the entire cast puts together. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Bluesky Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
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13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
"The Last of Us" Might End with Season 4, HBO Drama Boss Hints
HBO's "The Last of Us" TV adaptation may only have a couple more seasons left before it concludes its story. "The Last of Us" is one of the most beloved video games ever made and a lot of that is due to its emotionally-charged story and beautifully written characters. The first game was showered in praise for its heart-wrenching story of a father who lost his daughter at the beginning of a zombie-esque apocalypse and is forced to take a young girl across the country. As he begins to forge a relationship with her, she essentially becomes his surrogate child. However, he learns that she may possess a cure for the infection plaguing the world, but it would cost her life and it's a price he's unwilling to pay. The ending of "The Last of Us" has sparked all kinds of discussions among fans for over a decade and the beloved TV series did the same thing as well. "The Last of Us" series was met with acclaim for faithfully adapting the game's rich story, likely partially thanks to the fact it was written and produced by game creator Neil Druckmann. Now, all eyes are on the creative team for "The Last of Us" season 2. The second season will adapt the highly controversial game sequel, "The Last of Us Part 2." While we won't get into why it's controversial here, fans will likely discover why that is early on and it's going to cause intense discourse. With that said, there are currently only two games in the series. The second game is quite dense and it's expected that "The Last of Us" TV series will adapt it across multiple seasons. The second game is already split into two distinct halves plus a lengthy epilogue, so this is probably the correct decision to make so everything has a chance to breathe. With that said, it sounds like HBO already has an idea of when "The Last of Us" will end going into its second season. The Last of Us Will Likely End With Season 4 Ahead of "The Last of Us" season 2's April premiere, HBO EVP Francesca Orsi told Deadline that the network is expecting to do three more seasons of the show, ending it at season 4. However, this isn't set in stone and it seems like HBO is willing to do more if needed, but as of right now, Orsi notes it's looking like it will be a four-season TV series. 'We don't have a complete or final plan, but I think it's looking like four seasons. I wouldn't want to confirm that, but it's looking like this season and then two more seasons after this and we're done.' Neil Druckmann has already confirmed that "The Last of Us Part 3" is in the works. However, it's seemingly in the very early stages. Naughty Dog's next game, "Intergalactic", was just announced at The Game Awards in December. The team has been working on it since 2020 and the studio also canceled an online version of "The Last of Us" in 2023. With that said, it seems unlikely anyone has been working on "The Last of Us Part 3" in any meaningful way in recent years. So, that means a third game is unlikely to be ready by the time HBO reaches the end of "The Last of Us" season 4. Showrunner Craig Mazin has noted they don't want to go beyond the games, so it's hard to imagine they try to make up their ending. After all, HBO already learned the hard way that's not always a smart idea when it ended "Game of Thrones". Of course, Druckmann is an instrumental piece of the show, so he could in theory tell the story of the third game in the TV series before the game is ready… but that would spoil the game. So, it's pretty unlikely that would happen. As of right now, we'll just have to see where HBO decides to take The Last of Us in its future seasons.
