HBO’s The Last of Us has been one of the peaches of 2023 and one of the best adaptations ever made of a video game. The series directed by Craig Mazin y Neil Druckman it garnered its fair share of positive reviews. As expected, HBO wasted no time and gave the green light to a second season that aims to be historic.
And although several sources pointed to a fairly long and extensive production, one of its protagonists has confirmed that the filming of the series will return this year. she has been the actress Bella Ramseywho plays Ellie Williams in The Last of Us, which has set a shooting date for this second season: late 2023. During an interview with Vanity Fair, Ramsey wanted to talk a little about this second season, which aims to be much darker than the first.
“It’s darker. It’s really a story about revenge, and a sequel to the first season that will talk about the dangers of unconditional love.”
The same actress already predicted that we had to wait patiently to be able to enjoy the second season in HBObut this latest update on the series suggests that the production is going full steam ahead despite the writers’ strike that has caused the delay of several important series.
The first season of The Last of Us adapted the first game in its entirety, adding even more information about its universe and other aspects that enriched the narrative of the series. This second season is expected to cover part of TLOU Part 2, although everything indicates that the series will last much longer due to the extension of this sequel.
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