- The second season arrives in just a few weeks
- Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal are back
- Five years passed since the events of the last season
One of the major talking points from the second season of The Last Of Us is its a large time jump, which was also part of the video game it is based on.
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Five years passes from the events of the first season to the second. Naturally, a lot changes in that time, some of which is shown in flashbacks during the game.
Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is 19 years old in the events of the second season, which is the same age as Ramsey is now.
According to a synopsis, “Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”
What else do we know about the time jump?
We know that the relationship between Ellie and Joel has become strained since we last saw them on screen. They’ve been living in Jackson and while the outside world has been peaceful, their life at home hasn’t been.
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Indeed, at the conclusion of the recent trailer, we see an emotional conversation in which Ellie questions how honest Joel has been with her.
Pedro Pascal, who plays Joel, reflected on where we find the two characters during a Variety press conference.
“I feel like it was a beautiful setup by Craig and Neil that the first thing that I got to shoot was just you [Bella Ramsey] and I and in kind of an intimate setting. There’s incredibly painful distance between the two of them and the playing of the scene, but we still got to be on set and laugh and stuff like that. And that was incredibly comforting, that was like coming home.”
What else do we know about the new season?
Ramsey has teased that the second season of the show will be “darker” than the first. They added that it is a story about revenge, “and a continuation from the first season about the dangers of unconditional love.”
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In addition, there are also some new cast members. Dopesick’s Kaitlyn Dever joins the cast as soldier Abby. Young Mazino signed on the dotted line to play community leader Jesse, while Isabela Merced has been confirmed to play Dina, a romantic prospect for Ellie and an ex of Jesse.
Meanwhile, Catherine O’Hara is set to be guest star but no details about her role have been given.
The Last of Us season 2 will debut at 9pm ET/PT on Sunday 13 April 2025 on HBO. The series will consist of seven episodes, with each available to stream on MAX after their televised debut.
This matches up with previous updates from HBO that confirmed that the new season will begin airing in April 2025.
