To me, it was a perfect show, and my Monday nights haven't been the same since. The series was so popular that it even raked in 8.2 million viewers for the finale, according to a press release from Warner Bros., so I'd argue that fans everywhere will be feeling as eager as I am for news on what happens next.
So, what's keeping me going is knowing that we will be getting a second season.
While the confirmed timeline hasn't been released for fans just yet, going off of Bella's estimated filming duration, it could mean that we won't actually see The Last of Us on our screens for a while. Given the post-production process and time needed to market the series, we would probably see its return in 2025, or at best, very late next year — as much as I'd love this, I'm not convinced it will return that quickly, and I'm betting on a 2025 release!
5.The filming location has already been chosen.
6.Here's what we can expect from the story:
7.Similar to the second video game, it's likely to be bigger and more ambitious.
8.Ellie will not be recast, with Bella Ramsey set to return.
9.We will likely see all of these characters from Season 1 again.
10.Merle Dandridge seems open to returning.
11.It's likely we can expect these new characters to be featured — but casting for these roles has not been announced yet.
12.Fans would like to see Laura Bailey, who voiced Abby in Part II, play a character in Season 2, especially after her brief cameo in the Season 1 finale.
13.Ramsey is keen to explore the complexity of Ellie and Joel's relationship.
14.The time jump will be as far as five years, but that doesn't mean it will be a straightforward cut.
As we know, the game skips five years ahead, and it's very unlikely that the second season of the adaptation will detour from this, with Mazin acknowledging how important the time jump is as it "reflects the changing nature of Ellie's relationship with Joel."
That doesn't mean, though, that we will not see anything in the lead-up to where the duo are in present day, and as Mazin points out, there are moments that we see in the game that are in between the main storyline of Part I and where Part II picks up, so we should be able to expect to see these. The interesting thing will be how this is tackled, and whether or not the show will jump straight into the five-year setting, or if it will do a slower lead-up by filling the first half with key events that have seen the character's through for all this time.
When speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Mazin addressed that the second season will be different. "It will be different just as this season was different. Sometimes, it will be different radically. ... It won't be exactly like the game. It will be the show that Neil and I want to make.”
Fans of the show will know not to panic by now, as it's clear from Season 1 that the creators do want to stay as close (and sometimes identical to the game) as they can, with any additional creative decisions likely being taken to step the show up another level. A great example of this is how in Season 1, Episode 3, the writers chose to give us an in-depth and damn right emotional look into the life of Bill and Frank, something that was only hinted at in the game. I'm certainly here for it if the creators apply these same methods for the next season!
16.Druckmann has teased that one iconic scene may be changed.
17.The creative team will be staying the same.
18.Get excited for more clickers.
19.And finally, we shouldn't get too ahead of ourselves, but there is even scope for a third season.
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