Update: The original version of this article, published in 2021, stated that The Last of Us would have a 10-episode first season, according to information correct at the time. We have since updated the copy below with the correct information as of 2023.
We know that the first season of HBO’s The Last of Us will run for nine episodes, but few specific details are known about how many more Pedro Pascal-led video game adaptations will follow. Is not.
HBO itself has yet to commit to future seasons of The Last of Us, but hopefully a decision will be made on the show’s future once a few more episodes have aired. entries will be released on March 12). .
However, we’re hearing speculative tweets about The Last of Us’ future from the show’s cast and creators.
Despite speculation that the later episodes of The Last of Us Season 1 will cover the early events of The Last of Us Part 2, it turns out that the series will only focus on the events of the original game. (Scene from Left Behind DLC is thrown). of). Co-showrunner Mazin confirmed in an interview with TechRadar: [The Last of Us Part 2] in mind [when writing season 1]. No question. But you know, we’ve been documenting this quite a bit. This season really focuses on the story of the first game.
In another interview with gizmodo (opens in new tab), Mazin almost confirmed that the upcoming season of The Last of Us, if commissioned by HBO, will focus on the events of The Last of Us Part 2. If it’s covered, it’s going to be more than a season on TV.
It remains to be seen if one additional season is enough to tell The Last of Us Part 2’s story. It provided an ambiguous window of 3 or 4 seasons.
“Episodicly, I think we can tell this story much more effectively because we try to condense that experience. [a few] It’s impossible to take hours…it goes past the point of distillation and into reduction,” Baker said in an interview. game spot (opens in new tab)“I think you can do this episodicly and say, ‘Let’s do this for like three seasons or four seasons’ and tell it pretty much one-on-one. [the story of the games] This is a great opportunity for more people to experience [them].”
HBO has mentioned “future seasons” beyond the first first season, but as usual, it could depend on the success of Season 1.
Will Mazin surpass the events of The Last of Us Part 2 if HBO wants it? Absolutely not, according to the aforementioned interview with Gizmodo. “I’m not interested in going beyond existing source material,” he said. “As a viewer, I have no problem watching shows that go on and on, no problem. But as a writer, I don’t want to be in the position of spinning the plate and spooling season after season.” For me, it’s important that things have a purpose, and when there’s a purpose, it means there’s an end.”
So you have it, folks. In a nutshell: The Last of Us has only had one season commissioned so far, and that one season will cover the events of the original game. Co-showrunner Neil Druckmann will consider covering the events of The Last of Us Part 2, but nothing more.
The Last of Us is currently streaming on HBO Max in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.
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