The Last of Us is finally coming back for its long-awaited second season next month, and HBO teased its return with a brand-new trailer. Tensions are running high between Joel and Ellie as they try to survive the post-apocalyptic wasteland alongside many newly-introduced characters.
The first season of The Last of Us saw Joel trying to smuggle Ellie out of a quarantine zone, but their relationship will be more strained than ever in Season 2. Pedro Pascal said that “there is nothing but tension and distance between the two of them” after the five-year time jump, adding that there would be “a really interesting and heartbreaking unraveling as to why.”
In addition to Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, the Season 2 cast will also include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Rutina Wesley as Maria, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Catherine O’Hara as Gail, and Gabriel Luna as Tommy.
The Last of Us premiered on HBO in 2023 and went on to win eight Emmy Awards after scoring HBO’s most-watched debut season. It will return to HBO on April 13, with seven new episodes airing weekly.
