The key pieces are coming together.
The Last of Us–the HBO blockbuster based on the popular horror video game–is expected to start shooting Season 2 next month for a 2025 debut, and now several directors are on board for the upcoming season, according to a report on Deadline.
The show–led by showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann–has signed Mark Mylod (Succession), Nina Lopez-Corrado (Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki) to join returning helmer Peter Hoar. Mazin and Druckmann are also expected to direct new episodes.
As previously reported, the Season 2 cast has added Isabela Merced, Kaitlyn Dever and Young Mazino to the starring duo of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.
In the show’s first season–set in a futuristic world where the Cordyceps fungus has transformed people into zombie-like monsters–Joel (Pascal) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Ramsey) out of a quarantine zone.
Keep reading Horror News Network for the latest on Season 2 of The Last of Us on HBO.
