Last of Us: Season 2 Release Date Set

The Last of Us Season 2 is set to premiere on HBO this coming April.

HBO has officially confirmed that the upcoming season will debut on Sunday, April 13, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with simultaneous streaming on Max. The season will consist of seven episodes. To mark the announcement, HBO has also unveiled new character posters featuring Joel, Ellie, and Abby.

Taking place five years after the events of the first season, The Last of Us Season 2 follows Joel and Ellie as they live with Joel's brother, Tommy, in their commune in Montana. This new season will adapt the narrative of the series' second game, The Last of Us Part II, so fans familiar with the game will have an idea of the story to come.

Joining returning stars Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie are a host of new cast members. These include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, and Tati Gabrielle as Nora. Notably, Gabrielle is also set to play the lead role in Naughty Dog's next game, *Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet*.

You can view the newly released character posters in the gallery below.

The Last of Us Season 2 Character Posters

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The inaugural season of *The Last of Us* proved to be a major success for HBO. Developed by Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann, the series won several Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and received five Primetime Emmy nominations. These included categories such as Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Writing.

Building on the success of Season 1, HBO is highly enthusiastic about the series' future. HBO's Francesca Orsi has hinted that the show is planned to run for a total of four seasons. This means the upcoming second season will not cover the entirety of the second game's story.

You can read our review of The Last of Us Season 1 here.