The main facility is concise: “After five years of peace following the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.” The source product is The Last of United States Part IIalthough it’s unclear from the teasers so far simply how carefully the showrunners will hew to that video game. We need to anticipate some grim happenings, as Ars Senior Editor Sam Axon observed last year: “Those of us who have played the game (or followed its controversies in gaming communities) know that non-gaming TV fans are probably not prepared for what’s coming.”

Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley repeat their S1 functions as Joel’s more youthful sibling Tommy and his pregnant better half, Maria, respectively. Signing up with the cast this year are Kaitlyn Dever as a vengeance-seeking soldier called Abby; Young Mazino as Jesse; Isabela Merced as Dina, Jesse’s ex and a romantic interest for Ellie; Danny Ramirez as a devoted soldier called Manny; Ariela Barer as a medical professional called Mel; Tati Gabrielle as a military medic called Nora; Spencer Lord as Owen; and Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, who leads a militia (Wright played the very same function in the computer game).

Catherine O’Hara will likewise appear in an as-yet-undisclosed function, although we saw her briefly in the teaser launched last September serving as a therapist of sorts to Joel. That teaser mainly concentrated on Joel’s regret over his homicidal actions as his past starts to overtake him. This most current teaser is more basic in scope, exposing couple of plot points however offering us peeks of our brand-new characters: Abby weeping over a tomb, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and after that outrunning a crowd of contaminated), and a short peek of Isaac by a campfire.

The Last of United States S2 will premiere on HBO and Max in April 2025. We’re anticipating this one.