Last of us This is one of the most successful series in recent times, so the details of the second season are keeping all fans on the edge of their seats. Although HBO and Sony Pictures TV are keeping information under lock and key, today we know how many episodes it will contain.
In an interview with deadlineseries creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said that second season Last of us there will be seven episodes. This means that it will be shorter than the first season, although there is a reason for this. According to Mazin, the story was so big that they had to rethink the way it would be told over the course of several seasons.
“The story material we got from the second game is much greater than the material we had in the first game,” the showrunner said. “When you do that, you look for natural turning points, and as we presented it this season the national turning point seemed to have arrived after seven episodes“.
Given fans’ concerns about the length of the second season Last of usCraig Mazin clarified that this decision is due to the fact that There is a lot of material and it needs to be distributed in order to tell it in the best possible way.. “The story we’re telling is much bigger than the story of the first season, there’s a lot more going on there,” he said. “It’s a lot more difficult to produce, but honestly, we want each episode to feel like its own blockbuster.”
In this regard, Mazin confirmed that one of the episodes of the second season will be quite long. The longest running episode to date is “When You’re Lost in the Dark”, the series premiere episode.
Last of us there will be a fourth season
It has been mentioned for a year now that Story Last of us This won’t end in season two. Craig Mazin stated in July 2023 that the second game is longer than its predecessor, so it would be impossible to cover all the events in several episodes. Today we know that the plot is so complex that Mazin and Druckmann are already thinking about a fourth season.
“We don’t think we can tell this story even in two seasons because we’re taking our time and going down interesting paths that we also did a little bit in the first season,” co-creator Craig Mazins said. “One thing is absolutely certain: I don’t see how we could tell the story that will remain after the end of season two in another season.”
The showrunner added that as long as people continue to watch, the third season will be much bigger and may require a fourth season. Yes indeed Last of us He won’t look to expand if there’s no history to back him up.. Craig Mazin mentioned that he would like to see a third game Last of usbut if this does not happen, then I would not want to go beyond the source material.
Mazin and Druckmann will likely explore new stories or delve into the pasts of some of the characters appearing in the game. Asad Qizilbash, Head of PlayStation Productions and Executive Producer Last of uswas in favor of moving on, although without neglecting the original plot.
Second season Last of us Filming is in full swing, so… It will premiere sometime in 2025..
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