HBO renewed the video game adaptation "The Last of Us" for a second season.
The
first season has been a significant hit out of the gate for the network
and streamer; the pilot has been viewed by around 22 million people so
far.
- Episode 2 saw a 22% jump in views over the pilot episode across Sunday and Monday, on both HBO and HBO Max.
- Though no plot synopsis for Season 2 was announced, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have indicated they plan to move directly into the action of the game "The Last of Us Part II."
- The
series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where a fungal infection
triggered a zombie outbreak; Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey star as a
smuggler and a teenager traversing the wasteland on an important
mission.
