Season two of The Last of Us got here and went earlier this yr, and we already know its third season is on the horizon. Whereas the primary two seasons had been a crew effort between showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann and author Hailey Gross, this subsequent season may have Mazin as sole showrunner and author—Druckmann, who additionally runs sport developer Naughty Canine, is devoting his time to the studio’s subsequent mission, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
In a latest interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Mazin mentioned his writing course of, which he stated gained’t change now that his co-writers have exited the present. Based on him, not a lot goes to vary, since Druckmann’s “at all times had a full-time job operating Naughty Canine, so it’s at all times been me up in Canada [where the production is].” Earlier than Druckmann and Gross left, Mazin obtained “a lot” out of them whereas engaged on the primary two seasons, they usually’d already been enthusiastic about the longer term whereas engaged on the second season.
“We actually did get that work in. You possibly can’t actually inform half that story with out enthusiastic about what the entire story might be,” Mazin continued, referencing adapting solely half of The Last of Us Part II. When the present returns, audiences will see issues from Abby’s (Kaitlyn Dever) perspective earlier than, throughout, and after the earlier season. In the event you thought season was too brief at seven episodes, the third could have extra. Mazin informed THR he and HBO are “presently fiddling round” with the specifics, however he’s making this subsequent season “extra on par” with the primary’s 9 episodes to supply “extra bang for the buck.”
Mazin didn’t simply create and write the present, he’s additionally directed the primary episode of every season. He revealed directing the premieres may be simple and permit for a full season prep, and now that that he’s sole showrunner, it’s on him to make sure “all the things is becoming collectively tonally. We now have administrators alternating, and I’m on set doing—I don’t know what you’d name it—’showrunner QC’ sounds insulting to our administrators, who’re superb.” He’s open to helming greater than the premiere subsequent season, however admitted it might be “laborious to go prep one thing whereas I’m additionally nonetheless writing. We’ll see if I can get away with directing a couple of [episode].”
The Final of Us is ready to return for season three in 2027, so we’ve obtained time earlier than we all know what number of episodes it’ll have, what it’ll change or replace for Abby’s aspect of the story, and how much longer it’ll go on.
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