“The Last of Us” season 2 filming completes, editing begins for 2025 release | THE RIVER

A drama that took place in Canada from February 2024It has been revealed that filming for season 2 of “The Last of Us” has been completed.The film will now enter post-production and will be released on HBO and Max in the US in 2025.

Timothy Good, editor of “The Last of Us,” reported on his X that season 2 has wrapped up filming.Filming is over! Congratulations to everyone on the production of “The Last of Us”! You will now be taking home the fruits of your labor.“, suggesting that editing will begin soon. The accompanying image shows a lavish party celebrating the end of filming.

Season 2 is scheduled to be released in the US in 2025, but the specific date has not been announced. At the moment, the first look image and a 20-second teaser video have been released, both of which have greatly increased fans' expectations. We can't wait for more details and the release of the trailer.

Based on the popular game of the same name, “The Last of Us” tells the story of the dangerous journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal), one of the survivors, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a girl who has an antibody to the parasitic bacteria, in a world where civilization has collapsed due to an infection outbreak of a parasitic bacteria. The explosively successful first season ended on January 12, 2023 (local time) with the highest viewership rating in the series. From season 2 onwards, it is expected that the story based on the second game version, “The Last of Us Part II”, will be depicted over multiple seasons.

In addition to Pascal and Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, who plays Joel's younger brother Tommy, and Rutina Wesley, who plays Tommy's wife Maria, will continue to appear in Season 2. New cast members include Kaitlyn Dever from Booksmart (2019) as Abby, Danny Ramirez from Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Isabella Merced from Alien: Romulus (2024), Young Maginot from Beef (2023-), Ariela Barer from Marvel's Runaways (2017-2019), and Tati Gabriel from Uncharted (2022). In addition, Catherine O'Hara, a famous actress from the Home Alone series and Schitt's Creek (2015-2020), will make a guest appearance.

Executive producers and showrunners will continue to be Craig Mazin of “Chernobyl” (2019) and Neil Druckmann, who worked on the game.

Season 2 of “The Last of Us” is scheduled to be broadcast and streamed on HBO and Max in the United States in 2025.