HBO Debuts First Look at The Last of Us Season 2, Coming 2025

This weekend, HBO debuted the first look at the highly anticipated second season of The Last of Us. In a 20-second teaser, we’re shown familiar faces, new characters, and the return of the dreaded clickers.

As all eyes were on the season finale of House of the Dragon, HBO released a scissor-reel of upcoming shows coming to Max in the U.S. (and to Crave here in Canada). This includes new looks at The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy, The Franchise, It: Welcome to Derry, and most importantly, The Last of Us Season 2.

The teaser opens with some snippets that fans of the game will recognize, including the Jackson barn party and Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) new tattoo. We’re then shown Toronto’s Catherine O’Hara, who’s playing an unknown character seemingly speaking with Joel (played by Pedro Pascal).

Othe major cuts include the first official look at Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), Jeffrey Wright who reprises his role as Issac from The Last of Us Part 2, and Isabela Merced as Dina. When asked, “What did you do to her?,” Joel says,” I saved her.”

HBO has not given The Last of Us Season 2 a firm release date. Currently, it’s still slated to release in 2025. This builds out HBO and Max’s catalogue alongside the third season of White Lotus, the debut of the Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and more.

The first season of The Last of Us was largely filmed in Alberta, with Canmore serving as the survivor encampment known as Jackson. Season 2, on the other hand, moved to B.C. As the series’ second season primarily takes place in Seattle, B.C. is a suitable backdrop. Set photos show a supermarket in Kamloops and a chalet in Mission used for some early moments in the series.

The Last of Us is taking on heavy inspiration from The Last of Us Part 2, released by Naughty Dog in 2020. The anticipated sequel launched on PlayStation 4, garnering over 10 million units sold by 2022. Ahead of the debut of the second season, PlayStation released The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PlayStation 5. Offering 4K resolution, increased textures and variable refresh rate, the remastered version introduces a new roguelike mode dubbed No Return.