The series, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, is set two decades after a massive fungal infection triggers a global pandemic and a zombie outbreak that wipes out much of the world's population.
A middle-aged survivor named Joel (Pascal) is tasked with transporting a young girl named Ellie (Ramsey), hoping she has a cure for the world's problem. Guest stars in the first season include Nico Parker, Merle Dandridge, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Montreal Woodard, Melanie Lynskey, Jeffrey Pierce, Murray Bartlett, and Nick Offerman.
The Last of Us was renewed for a second season by HBO after only two episodes aired in January. The original plan was to use scenes from the video game the season will be based on - The Last of Us Part II - to audition actors for the HBO series, but that plan has been scrapped.
Variety revealed that no scripts have yet been written for season two of the series. Creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have decided not to cross the strike line and not work on any project until the strike is over.
Once the strike is resolved and, if things can move forward quickly, the plan is to begin filming episodes for The Last of Us season two in Vancouver in early 2024.