It’s a fact that Last of us It will have a second season on HBO and Max, and it won’t be the last. But one of the series’ creators left the door open for production. spin-offs based on minor characters or storylines not explored or deepened in the original series.
In an interview with Wrapper, Craig Mazinone of those responsible for adaptation Last of us on a small screen next to Neil Druckman, mentioned the possibility of expanding the TV universe beyond the story of Joel and Ellie taken from the Naughty Dog video games. And although he made it clear that this is not in the plans today, he did not rule out this in the future.
He showrunner explained that the idea of holding spin-offs This has not been discussed yet, as all the energies are in the main narrative. However, he established a fairly clear position on this issue. “I don’t mind the idea of making other shows inspired by these characters or that world”he said.
Mazin further said that Last of us It’s such a big story that he doesn’t know how long he’ll be involved with the HBO production. However, he noted that if an interesting proposal is considered separately, then most likely there will be no negative reaction to its implementation.
“I am burning one of the few precious decades I have left to tell this story. But in principle, I have no problems with this. [los spin-offs]. And I’m sure Neal will be interested too. If something reasonable comes up, I don’t see why not.. I really hope that if this ever happens, it will be done with the same care, respect and love that we now treat this show with.”
Craig Mazin on possible The Last of Us spin-offs.
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In addition to Mazin’s comments, the creation of new series based on Last of us it might not be that easy. First, because the original story extracted from the video games is so powerful and made such an impact on the public that it certainly it will be very difficult to repeat with other characters besides Joel and Ellie.
It is true that there are some storylines that at first glance seem compelling enough to be explored on your own. The most obvious case is, of course, the case of Bill and Frank.. In the end, the chapter devoted to them became one of the most famous in the recent history of television.
However, this is also controversial. possible spin off the characters played by Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett could be considered unnecessary. Third episode Last of us He did a full review of the relationship between the two and expanded on a story line that was barely touched on in the video game. So trying to squeeze something more out of this story for the sake of satisfying the audience can backfire.
It’s perhaps more interesting to explore what happened in the 20 years between the Cordyceps outbreak and what we saw in the original series. The rebellion of the Fireflies and their rebellion against Phaedra or the rift between Joel and his brother Tommy are a priori narratives that could lead to other interesting original productions.
But as one of showrunners, That spin-offs They are not an alternative that will be discussed shortly.. Especially when efforts are made to ensure that adaptation The Last of Us: Part II be as successful as the original. It has also become clear that the plot of the second game will take more than one season. And Craig Mazin himself stated that, in his opinion, it would take 4 seasons to properly develop the narrative focused on the characters of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.
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