The Last Of Us will be returning to your TV screens very soon – check out the official season two launch date below.

Ever since the first season of The Last Of Us came to an end in 2023, viewers and fans of the beloved video game franchise have been clamouring to find out what happens next in the saga of Joel and Ellie.

Earlier this year, HBO offered fans a brief update that season two would be launching in April. Now, however, an official release date has been confirmed: The Last Of Us season two will premiere on April 13 via HBO and Max.

Season two will see the return of Joel and Ellie – played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey respectively – as well as new characters such as Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby Anderson, Young Mazino’s Jesse, Isabela Merced’s Dina and Danny Ramirez’s Manny. Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Jeffrey Wright and Catherine O’Hara will also feature the new cast.

While there are currently only two The Last Of Us games to pull from currently, HBO’s drama chief Francesca Orci earlier this month suggested that the show could run for four seasons: “We don’t have a complete or final plan, but I think it’s looking like four seasons. I wouldn’t want to confirm that, but it’s looking like this season and then two more seasons after this and we’re done.”

Her comment echoes that of showrunner Craig Mazin, who in August 2023 revealed they were eyeing a four-season run: “It can end up being three or five. But four seems like a good number. Some seasons, because of the story we’re telling, will need fewer episodes and some will need more. The best news is the audience wants more but we will not indulge a desire for more simply to make them happier.”

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Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in ‘The Last Of Us’ CREDIT: HBO/Warner Media © 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved via Sky

Game creator Neil Druckmann took a similar stance with The Last Of Us Part 3. “Just because something is successful, people think there’s all this pressure and we have to make a sequel. That’s not the case,” he said. However a new documentary on the making of the games has revealed that there’s a “concept” for a third game. “It does feel like there’s probably one more chapter to this story.”

Mazin also recently explained how the second season of The Last Of Us will differ from the games. “There’s not as much violent action moment to moment. It’s more about the drama. I’m not saying there’s no action here. It’s just, again, different priorities and how you approach it.”

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