The second season of The Last of Us might be a long ways away

We could be ready some time for extra of HBO’s The Final of Us. HBO introduced in January {that a} second season of the superb adaptation was within the works, and on Thursday, HBO and Max content material chief Casey Bloys mentioned that the season will enter manufacturing in early 2024, in line with Selection.

Bloys mentioned that manufacturing was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes (the latter of which remains to be happening). The present additionally wasn’t on HBO’s slate for 2024, Selection says, which means it won’t come out till 2025 on the earliest.

That mentioned, there has already been some preparation completed for the brand new season. “We’ve outlined all of season 2 and we’re able to go as quickly because the strike ends,” present co-creator Neil Druckmann informed Leisure Weekly in an interview printed in September. And showrunner Craig Mazin individually informed Leisure Weekly that he submitted a script for the season’s first episode proper earlier than the WGA strike began.

Bloys revealed just a few different particulars about HBO’s content material lineup on Thursday. Home of the Dragon’s second season will come out in “early summer time” of 2024, Selection stories, and a trailer for the season was proven to reporters in attendance on the occasion. And the third season of The White Lotus and It spinoff Welcome to Derry are actually scheduled for 2025, in line with Deadline.

Bloys additionally responded to Rolling Stone’s Wednesday report that detailed how a staffer was directed to troll critics on-line on X, previously Twitter. “Now, after I take subject with one thing in a evaluate or take subject with one thing I see, I DM lots of you and lots of of you might be gracious sufficient to interact with me in a backwards and forwards,” Deadline stories. It’s “most likely a a lot more healthy strategy to go about this.”