A new year, a new teaser for the second season of The Last of Us—this time, a single minute that mostly repeats imagery from the previous teaser (the one from “The Last of Us Day,” the anniversary of the mutation of the cordyceps virus in the original video game).
Things in the infected future are, needless to say, quite bad, or going to go that way. Season one ended with Joel (Pedro Pascal) making a choice that meant saving the life of Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who may or may not appreciate his actions when she finds out about them. HBO’s synopsis for season two gives nothing away other than a considerable time jump: “Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”
Other than Joel and Ellie, the other face we see the most of here is the divisive character of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), who is basically impossible to discuss without spoilers. We don’t see the speaker of the lone bit of dialogue here, but Variety says it’s Abby who angrily says, “It doesn’t matter if you have a code like me. There are just some things that everyone agrees are just wrong.”
There’s also a quick look at Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) dancing. At least they get one nice moment amid all the fire and terrors?
Other new cast members include Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, and Catherine O’Hara in a guest-starring role. Gabriel Luna returns as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria.
The Last of Us is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and game creator Neil Druckmann. It’ll be back on HBO and Max on some not-yet-specified day in April.
