The Last of Us season 2 will start shooting in “months, not years”

The Last of Us was HBO’s first big hit of 2023, adapted from the beloved video game of the same name by Naughty Dog. Following the traumatic events of the show’s season 1 finale, we’ve all been waiting eagerly for any updates about season 2, which will adapt the events of The Last of Us Part II.

Bella Ramsey (Ellie) previously hinted at a late 2023 start date for filming. “I think we’ll probably shoot at the end of this year, beginning of next…so it’ll probably be [released around] the end of 2024, early 2025.”

Now, The Last of Us game creator and showrunner Neil Druckmann, along with fellow co-showrunner Craig Mazin, are adding a little more fuel to the fire. The pair appeared at Deadline’s FYC House event, where Druckmann teased that production on season 2 was “months, not years, away from starting.”

The Last of Us season 2 will continue “drawing very heavily from the source material”

While hyping up season 2, Mazin and Druckmann had to dodge a question about how long after season 1 season 2 will pick up. Gamers have a good idea of what to expect from The Last of Us Part II, but newcomers to the story have a lot of questions.

“It’s fun to sort of keep the mystery, it’s fun to wonder,” Mazin said. “I will say that our process of adaptation is going to be, and has been so far, exactly the same. So that means we are going to certainly be drawing very heavily from the source material, and people can draw the conclusions that they would like.”

The Last of Us Part II was highly controversial when it first came out. It’s an incredibly ambitious story that expands on the first installment in many meaningful ways. It’ll be more than a little interesting to see how the show’s second season handles it.

During the event, Druckmann also reflected on the long journey he’s had with The Last of Us. The idea for the story is something he had all the way back in college.

“I think my life has been insane. I don’t know how I’ve ended up here,” he said, nodding to the fancy backdrop erected for the event. “This thing that started as like, a small student project turned into a video game, and is now this incredible TV show. And I’m just incredibly grateful to be part of this journey.”

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