Television giant HBO has been churning out hits-after-hits every year ever since its establishment. While 2022 belonged to the Game of Thrones prequel House of The Dragon, the year 2023 is off to a great start with The Last of Us. The video game adaptation’s pilot episode raked in a record number of viewers, sitting just behind House of the Dragon’s first episode in ratings. Just two episodes into its first season, the show has been already renewed for a second installment, as confirmed by the official The Last of Us Twitter account.
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Earlier today the official The Last of Us Twitter posted the following video officially announcing the series’ return for season 2.
The journey continues. #TheLastOfUs will return for another season on @HBOMax. pic.twitter.com/FQNG6vhk1d
— The Last of Us (@TheLastofUsHBO) January 27, 2023
Following the success of the premiere and the second episode, there was no doubt that the video game adaptation would be getting a second go at interpreting Ellie and Joel’s journey. Though both the producer Neil Druckmann and showrunner Craig Mazin have agreed that the show wouldn’t be stretched beyond the source materials, i.e. the two The Last of Us video games, there’s certainly enough material to go on for a couple of seasons.
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