HBO renews The Last of Us for Season 3 ahead of Season 2 premiere

We are just days away from the premiere of The Last of Us Season 2. The first season was a critical success and was well received by fans old and new. The second season has already begun receiving high-scoring reviews and now, HBO has confirmed plans for Season 3. 

Speaking with Variety, The Last of Us series co-creator, Craig Mazin, confirmed that season 3 has already been ordered, stating: “We approached Season 2 with the goal of creating something we could be proud of. The end results have exceeded even our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continued collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and crew.”

Currently, the plan appears to be to squeeze “one or two more seasons” out of the source material available. With The Last of Us Part 2 leaving plenty of plotlines open for future exploration, if the show is popular enough, it could end up going beyond the scope of the games.

Despite the popularity of the games and the TV series, Last of Us game director, Neil Druckmann, has stated that Part 3 is not in development. Naughty Dog has a different game in the works at the moment, a new IP called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

KitGuru Says: Season 2 is set to be seven episodes long. Depending on how much further the showrunners want to take the series, we could see The Last of Us wrapped up with a slightly longer third season, or two more seasons of similar length to the current seasons. 

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