Pedro Pascal Teases THE LAST OF US Season 2, Saying It's "Bigger, Far More Ambitious"
HBO’s The Last of Us took on an enormous challenge by adapting one of the most popular video games of all time. Intially fans were sure if this could be pulled off, but Season 1 delivered big time, and it stayed true to Naughty Dog’s emotionally charged post-apocalyptic world while expanding it for television. Now, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are back for Season 2, diving into the events of The Last of Us Part II, and according to Pascal, things are about to get even more intense.“It’s definitely a bigger, far more ambitious and risk-taking season,” Pascal tells Empire. “And, if it can even be imagined, further tests our strength against a world we’re already afraid to be in.” Craig Mazin went on to tease what else we can expect, saying: “All I’ll say is that for the people who want to see more of the infected... Buckle up!” This is where the ‘Stalkers’ come into play, they are a terrifying new breed that takes the infection to the next level. The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann teases just how dangerous they are: “You get to see a different evolution of this infection. It’s kept certain parts of their brain alive, so they are smarter. They coordinate and hide and do things that we’ve never seen any other infected do on this show.”But the horror of The Last of Us was never just about the monsters, it’s about the people and the devastating situations they’ve found themselves living in. For Pascal, the bond between Joel and Ellie is about to be pushed to its limits, making him reflect on their journey so far. “If I were to indulge my melancholy a little, I remember thinking, ‘I want to go back to the beginning’,” he admits. “Just to experience the whole thing again and not lose any time being shy with one another, because of how special it felt to me, and how unready I was to move on from it.”In Season 2: “After five years of peace following the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”The Last of Us returns in 2025.
HBO’s The Last of Us took on an enormous challenge by adapting one of the most popular video games of all time. Intially fans were sure if this could be pulled off, but Season 1 delivered big time, and it stayed true to Naughty Dog’s emotionally charged post-apocalyptic world while expanding it for television.
Now, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are back for Season 2, diving into the events of The Last of Us Part II, and according to Pascal, things are about to get even more intense.
“It’s definitely a bigger, far more ambitious and risk-taking season,” Pascal tells Empire. “And, if it can even be imagined, further tests our strength against a world we’re already afraid to be in.”
Craig Mazin went on to tease what else we can expect, saying: “All I’ll say is that for the people who want to see more of the infected... Buckle up!”
This is where the ‘Stalkers’ come into play, they are a terrifying new breed that takes the infection to the next level. The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann teases just how dangerous they are:
“You get to see a different evolution of this infection. It’s kept certain parts of their brain alive, so they are smarter. They coordinate and hide and do things that we’ve never seen any other infected do on this show.”
But the horror of The Last of Us was never just about the monsters, it’s about the people and the devastating situations they’ve found themselves living in.
For Pascal, the bond between Joel and Ellie is about to be pushed to its limits, making him reflect on their journey so far.
“If I were to indulge my melancholy a little, I remember thinking, ‘I want to go back to the beginning’,” he admits. “Just to experience the whole thing again and not lose any time being shy with one another, because of how special it felt to me, and how unready I was to move on from it.”
In Season 2: “After five years of peace following the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”
The Last of Us returns in 2025.
