Second Season of The Last of Us Premieres with New Insights and Characters

A trailer featuring scenes from the upcoming episodes.

The first episode of the second season of «The Last of Us» has premiered on HBO and the Max streaming platform. This season continues to draw inspiration from The Last of Us Part II. According to reviewers, the second season covers roughly half of the events depicted in the sequel.

The opening episode is titled Future Days, named after the song Joel plays for Ellie in the game. This episode runs for nearly an hour. In total, seven episodes have been filmed for this season, which will be released weekly until May 26.

The lead roles continue to be portrayed by Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Pedro Pascal (Joel). New cast members include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced in the role of Dina, and Young Mazino playing Jesse, among others.

Last week, HBO announced that «The Last of Us» has been renewed for a third season.

Check out the behind-the-scenes footage of the first episode.

Also, don’t miss the first episode of the podcast dedicated to the second season of the show.