Summary
The Last of Usseason 2 cast members Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey may get to share the screen with industry legend Catherine O’Hara.
The post-apocalyptic and post-pandemic world ofThe Last of Usstruck a chord with American audiences.The Last of UsTV show may be more importantthan fans think, becoming the first video game adaptation nominated in major Emmy categories, garnering 8 wins and a whopping 24 nominations. Pascal and Ramsey were nominated for their star-making performances, while Nick Offerman and Storm Reid won for their guest appearances.
However, a recent rumor suggests O’Hara, another decorated television star, will join the impressiveThe Last of Usseason 2 cast. Popular internet scooperDaniel Richtmanclaims theEmmy-winningSchitt’s Creekactorhas an offer to play a recurring character named Gail, who will appear in at least three episodes. Little else is known about the role, but fan theories are already circulating. One Twitter user commented, “Abigail, Gail… Abby’s mom?” Meanwhile, several others suggested she may be the Seraphite Prophet from the game’s 2020 sequel,The Last of Us Part II. O’Hara’s amazing resume includes other iconic titles likeBeetlejuice,Home Alone, and Scorcese’sAfter Hours. She can certainly nail any role that comes her way.
Likewise, little is known aboutThe Last of Usseason 2, but it will likely follow the game’s events, as the series is co-created by the video game’s writer and president ofNaughty Dog game development, Neil Druckmann.The Last of Us Part IIstory begins five years after the events of the first game, with Joel and Ellie at the peaceful survivors' commune in Wyoming. Both Pascal and Ramsey will reprise their starring roles. Without spoiling too much, the game largely follows Ellie on a treacherous mission fueled by vengeance.
According toThe Last of Usseries co-creator Craig Mazin, they may need more than two seasons to complete the story arc, but it will ultimately reach a definitive ending. “I don’t have much narrative interest in writing a show that is designed to perpetually continue until the network finally puts it out of its misery somewhere,” said Mazin in an interview withCollider. “I write to endings.“The Last of Usscreenwriter and showrunnercontinued, “The work that Naughty Dog’s done on the second game, is a lot … probably the amount of remaining story would take us more than a season to tell.”
Currently, there is no official release date forThe Last of Usseason 2, but Mazin confirmed that filming will start on February 12th of this year.
The Last of Usseason one is streaming on Max.
The Last Of Us
Based on Naughty Dog’s popular PlayStation game, HBO’s The Last of Us takes place decades after a fungal infection eradicated most of humanity. When a teenage girl named Ellie is found to be immune to the disease, Joel agrees to smuggle her across the United States.
