The Last of Us Season 1 was almost a one-for-one adaptation. But that didn’t stop showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann from making some detours along the way, introducing new elements like the tendrils, zooming in on previously minor characters like Bill and Frank, and adding new villains like Kathleen in Kansas City.
Despite all the new additions, the series managed to keep up with the pace of the game, completely adapting it start to finish in the first season’s nine episodes. But in adapting the (admittedly more sprawling) sequel game The Last of Us Part II, the showrunners decided it necessitated more than just one season. Now, as we’re almost through with Season 2, we’re getting a glimpse of what that looks like. Could it mean an even slower-paced Season 3? Or maybe even a fourth season? Co-showrunner Craig Mazin suggests that the latter is “likely.”
