The season two finale of The Last of Us brought in a smaller first-night audience than either the season premiere in March or its first season finale in 2023.

Season 2 of The Last of Us has faced considerable backlash for its divisive narrative swings and polarizing character arcs. But beyond the bad-faith criticism centered on queer representation or Bella Ramsey not looking enough like her game counterpart,

Given the events of The Last of Us Season 2, it shouldn't be a surprise that next season will be very different. Catherine O'Hara has already described Season 3 as Abby's story, but now, The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have confirmed that Kaitlyn Dever's character is taking the lead role.

There are seven episodes in total in The Last of Us Season 2. That means that last week’s all-new episode of TLOU — The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 7 “Convergence” — was the season finale. Worried we won’t find out what happened to Ellie? Don’t fret! HBO renewed The Last of Us for a third season all the way back on April 9, 2025.

HBO's hit video game adaptation 'The Last of Us' holds of Netflix and Paramount's starry limited series, Sirens and MobLand.

HBO's highly anticipated The Last of Us Season 3 will officially shift the story's focus to a new protagonist.

The second season of The Last of Us managed to showcase the similarity between Joel and Abby which gamer fans had missed out on for 2 years!