'The Last of Us' Renewed at HBO for a Season 3

The Last of Us has been renewed by HBO for a season 3, The TV Cave can report. Based on the popular video game, the series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a smuggler who somehow is responsible for escorting an immune teenager Ellie (Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States. 

The series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by an infection, (life imitating art here or what) which causes a person to transform into a zombie. Meanwhile society just falls apart (think Walking Dead). 

The series is packed with guest stars and recurring cast members, Nico Parker, Anna Torv, Merle Dandridge, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Montreal Woodard, Melanie Lynskey, Jeffrey Pierce, Isabela Merced Young Mazino and Gabriel Luna.

The show has been a hit for HBO, and we cannot forget to mention the Game of Thrones connection between Pedro and Bella. Wish they could have met on the show, they would have gotten along perfectly. 

Regarding the renewal, creator Neil Druckmann stated, “To see The Last of Us brought to life so beautifully and faithfully has been a career highlight for me, and I am grateful for the fans’ enthusiastic and overwhelming support. Much of that success is thanks to my partner in crime, Craig Mazin, our partnership with HBO and our team at PlayStation Productions. On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog [which produced the games on which the series is based], our cast and crew, thank you so much for allowing us this opportunity. We’re thrilled to bring you more of The Last of Us.”

Co-creator Craig Mazin issued a statement commenting, “We approached Season 2 with the goal of creating something we could be proud of. The end results have exceeded even our most ambitious goals, thanks to our continued collaboration with HBO and the impeccable work of our unparalleled cast and crew. We look forward to continuing the story of The Last of Us with Season 3!”

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