The Last of Us Season 2: HBO drops release date updates for the upcoming chapter of its post-apocalyptic drama

HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 finally has a release date: April 13, 2025. Ever since the finale aired on March 12, 2023, we have been waiting for some news on the second season of the HBO adaptation of the popular Naughty Dog games. However, it should be noted that, unlike the first season, this season is shorter. The first season is comprised of nine episodes, and season 2 is two episodes shorter.

This HBO post-apocalyptic drama is set in a world ravaged by a zombie plague in 2003. Two decades after the outbreak, a shady man named Joel Miller is tasked with smuggling Ellie, a 14-year-old with a secret, to the rebel group Fireflies in season 1. The Last of Us, Season 2, takes place five years after the Season 1 finale, in which Joel saved Ellie's life but may have doomed humanity by killing the Fireflies and the doctors. The synopsis for this season reads:

"Season 2 of The Last of Us picks up five years after the events of Season 1. 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."

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The Last of Us Season 2 release date and schedule

HBO has been slowly teasing fans with glimpses of The Last of Us Season 2 for the past few months. However, the release date for the second season was finally released on February 19, 2025, through the show's official social media accounts.

The social media accounts posted the posters for the upcoming season featuring the characters of Joel, Ellie, and the new character Abby, who will be played by Kaitlyn Dever. The three posters had the same caption reading:

"Every path has a price"

An adaptation of The Last of Us Part II that was released back in 2020, the second season of this acclaimed HBO series will deal with the repercussions of Joel's decision to save Ellie's life back in the first season's finale. Apart from that, Joel and Ellie will definitely have a huge fallout because the former lied to her in the concluding moments of the previous season's finale.

Then, there's also the looming there is also the looming threat of Abby in The Last of Us Season 2, who lost someone close to her during Joel's fight with the Fireflies back in the season 1 finale. So, it is imperative to re-watch the season 1 finale of The Last of Us, to refresh our memories. Looks like it will end up being one of the entire four-season series' important episodes.

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Are you excited for April 13, 2025? If you haven't seen the first season or don't remember it, stream the entire season 1 on Max before The Last of Us Season 2 airs on HBO on April 13, 2025.