The Last of Us season 2’s first trailer has been launched on-line – and, judging by the footage contained inside, I’m satisfied it is going to be as emotionally devastating as its videogame counterpart.
Released yesterday (September 26) as a part of 2024’s The Last of Us Day celebrations, the two-minute lengthy teaser is full of unsettling, atmospheric, and drama-filled moments. It additionally provides us our first official appears on the new characters – together with these launched in The Last of Us Part II, the multi-award successful Naughty Dog sport that this season relies on – who’ll seem in season 2, in addition to scenes instantly pulled from the post-apocalyptic motion videogame.
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HBO did not simply launch season 2’s first trailer on The Last of Us Day, aka the day within the video games when the Cordyceps virus destroyed civilization as we all know it. In a press launch, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned studio additionally confirmed that the critically-acclaimed Max present would debut on its main streaming platform someday in 2025. This is the primary time that HBO has revealed when probably the greatest Max exhibits will return, though HBO chief Casey Bloys recommended it will air within the “first half” of 2025 when quizzed on season 2’s launch in mid-September.
Rounding out this 12 months’s festivities was the disclosing of a season 2 story temporary. Indeed, as a part of the identical press blast, HBO offered some perception into the place The Last of Us TV present’s subsequent chapter will decide up after the primary season’s remaining episode. “After 5 years of peace following the occasions of the primary season,” it reads, “Joel and Ellie’s collective previous catches as much as them, drawing them into battle with one another and a world much more harmful and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”
The Last of Us‘ second season would not have a launch window within the UK or Australia but, nor do we all know the place it will be accessible to look at. But, with the hit sequence launching on Sky and Now TV within the UK, plus Binge in Australia, I’d be very stunned if season 2 is not launched on these providers across the time it debuts on Max and HBO within the US.
Who are the brand new characters we see in The Last of Us season 2 teaser?
Aside from Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, and Rutina Wesley – who’ll reprise their season 1 roles of Joel, Ellie, Tommy, and Maria subsequent outing – each character we see in season 2’s first-look teaser can be new to anybody who hasn’t performed the second sport in Naughty Dog’s acclaimed videogame sequence.
So, who’s who in The Last of Us season 2’s first footage? The greatest reveal is that of Abby, The Last of Us Part II‘s deuteragonist and the person chargeable for that soul-crushing second within the aforementioned sport. Don’t fear, I will not spoil what occurs for anybody who hasn’t performed the franchise’s newest title – what I’ll say is that, for anybody who has, or anybody who’s been informed about it, it is going to be completely heartbreaking to see it delivered to life in HBO’s live-action adaptation. Anyway, HBO confirmed that No One Will Save You‘s Kaitlyn Dever had been forged as Abby in January.
When you’re misplaced within the darkness…Happy TLoU Day! pic.twitter.com/wqSHNEWXlYSeptember 26, 2024
Next on the newcomer entrance, Dina – Ellie’s love curiosity, and an integral a part of the story, in The Last of Us Part II – might be seen in a few notable trailer scenes, together with one which’s tailored instantly from the sport. Dina can be performed by Madame Web and Alien: Romulus star Isabela Merced, whose casting was additionally introduced in the beginning of the 12 months.
Another outstanding supporting character in The Last of Us Part II and its TV retelling is Jesse, one in every of Ellie’s closest mates and a patrol chief for the Jackson, Wyoming settlement the place Ellie, Joel, and plenty of others reside. Jesse can be portrayed by Netflix’s Beef star Young Mazino.
As for the remainder of season 2’s supporting forged, lots of whom can be acquainted to anybody who’s performed Naughty Dog’s most up-to-date title, Jeffrey Wright (The Batman) is taking part in Isaac, Tati Gabrielle (Kaleidoscope) will painting Nora, Spencer Lord (Riverdale) has been employed as Owen, Danny Ramirez (Top Gun: Maverick) is on board as Manny, and Ariela Barer (Atypical) joined the forged as Mel.
Lastly, Catherine O’Hara will visitor star within the sequence’ sophomore season as a yet-to-be-named character. She might be seen talking to Joel at numerous factors within the teaser and it is O’Hara’s unnamed particular person who finally asks him “what did you do?”, which ties again into occasions in The Last of Us season 1 finale. On the floor, it appears O’Hara often is the Jackson settlement’s therapist, who is likely to be making an attempt to assist Joel transfer previous his guilt and strike up the braveness to inform Ellie the reality about what occurred in season 1’s remaining episode. Alternatively, O’Hara’s character could possibly be one of many city’s new leaders – in any case, 5 years have handed since season 1 ended – who Joel confides in. I assume we’ll have to attend till season 2 arrives to seek out out for positive.
