Overview

• Season 2 earned 16 Emmy nominations, including Best Actor for Pedro Pascal despite his three-episode appearance, but received no writing or directing nods.
• Neil Druckmann has stepped down as co-showrunner to focus on his full-time role at Naughty Dog, a decision HBO’s Casey Bloys said leaves the series with a strong creative blueprint.
• HBO confirmed that Season 3 will premiere in 2027 under showrunner Craig Mazin, preserving the series’ roughly two-to-three-year gap between seasons.
• The next season is expected to pivot to Abby’s perspective, following the narrative structure of The Last of Us Part II.
• Final plans for the story arc remain undecided, with Mazin still weighing whether to conclude in one extended season or spread the remaining material across two.