Content behemoth HBO has announced that it has renewed its exhilarating new show ‘The Last Of Us’ for Season 2. This is by far one of the quickest renewals that HBO has announced for a show on its platform. Only the much-hyped ‘House Of The Dragon’ received a new season order this early into its journey on HBO and HBO Max, in recent times. HBO announced a new season 2 for ‘The Last Of Us’ after only its second episode.
The swift renewal for a new season for ‘The Last Of Us‘ is a testament to the success of the series, based on the PlayStation video game of the same name. That The Last Of Us will be renewed for Season 2 was a foregone conclusion, given the massive viewership that the series has enjoyed on HBO and HBO Max in the US. Audiences have praised the performances in the series, as well as its production values.
The first episode of ‘The Last Of Us’ drew in 4.7 million viewers in the US on HBO and HBO Max. The Last Of Us Episode 2 shattered records when viewer count went up by 22% to reach 5.7 million viewers on HBO and HBO Max combined. The 22% jump is the highest ever viewer growth for week two for an HBO drama series ever, in the entire history of the network. And these are figures only for the USA alone. The Last Of Us is enjoying massive viewership across the globe too, including in India. The Last Of Us is streaming on Disney Plus Hotstar in India.
HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us’ is an adaptation of Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic adventure game of the same name, a game created by Neil Druckmann. The series stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones) as Joel, Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), as Ellie, Gabriel Luna (Agents of Shield) as Joel’s brother Tommy, and Nico Parker (Dumbo), the daughter of actress Thandie Newton, as Joel’s daughter Sarah. Merle Dandridge, Anna Torv, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Storm Reid, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, form the rest of the cast, among others.
Joel is a smuggler, tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States, after the world has been ravaged by a fungal infection outbreak. ‘The Last Of Us’ series is created by Craig Mazin, the creator and writer of HBO’s acclaimed series, Chernobyl. Season 1 of the show consists of nine episodes, incorporating events from the debut game of the ‘The Last Of Us’ video game series.
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