‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 first look reveals Joel and Ellie’s return

HBO has launched a primary have a look at The Final of Us Season 2. The 2 new images (beneath) present how Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) have adjusted to life within the aftermath of the Season 1 finale.

The primary season of the celebrated zombie-centered collection ended with Joel bringing Ellie to the Fireflies in hopes that her immunity to the Cordyceps fungus might assist make a remedy. Nonetheless, he realized that making a remedy would require Ellie’s demise. Not prepared to sacrifice his surrogate daughter, Joel killed the remaining Fireflies fled again to Jackson, Wyoming, with an unconscious Ellie in tow. He instructed her that the Fireflies died in a raid, and that the 2 of them barely made it out alive. It is a lie Ellie appears to simply accept, albeit hesitantly.

Season 2, which is able to premiere in 2025, picks up with Ellie and Joel residing within the Jackson neighborhood together with Joel’s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and his spouse Maria (Rutina Wesley). The primary have a look at Ellie reveals her searching via a constructing with a flashlight and rifle.

And here is Joel, stoic as ever, together with his hair grown out.

Pedro Pascal as Joel in “The Final of Us.”
Credit score: Courtesy of HBO

Whereas Pascal and Ramsey are each returning to The Final of Us, Season 2 can even introduce a handful of recent faces.

Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) is moving into the important thing position of Abby, a survivor with a hyperlink to the Fireflies. Isabela Merced (Turtles All of the Means Down) will play Dina, Ellie’s girlfriend, and Younger Mazino (Beef) will play Jackson patrol chief Jesse. Schitt’s Creek‘s Catherine O’Hara has additionally joined the solid, in an as-yet undisclosed position.

The Final of Us Season 1 is now streaming on Max. Season 2 premieres on HBO and Max in 2025.