Feb. 19 (UPI) — HBO announced the premiere date for The Last of Us Season 2 on Wednesday. The show returns April 13 at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO and streaming on Max.
The network confirmed an April premiere last month but announced the date Wednesday. Season 1 concluded March 12, 2023.
Season 2 picks up five years after the first season. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey return as Joel and Ellie, survivors of a post-apocalyptic plague, with Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley also returning.
Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Airela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez, and Jeffrey Wright have joined the cast with Catherine O’Hara guest starring.
HBO renewed The Last of Us after only two episodes aired in January 2023. By October that year, an attraction was featured in Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.
Bella Ramsey, seen at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., stars in “The Last of Us.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
The Last of Us is based on the Playstation video game franchise by Naughty Dog. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann adapted the games.
Kaitlyn Dever, seen at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City, joins the cast of “The Last of Us” Sesaon 2. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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