HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 Gets a Release Date

After numerous teasers and even giving us a release month, HBO has now confirmed that The Last of Us will return on April 13 at 9:00 PM Eastern / Pacific with the debut of season 2. The second season of the Emmy-winning original drama series, based on the video games, will feature a total of seven episodes. Previously, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann confirmed that the events of the second game will span two seasons.

For those unfamiliar with the PlayStation games, The Last of Us season 2 takes place five years after the events of the first season and finds Joel and Ellie drawn into conflict with each other. The world is somehow even more dangerous and unpredictable than before, and Clickers aren’t the only threats to our main characters.

The second season sees the return of Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria. They will be joined by several new cast members, including Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, and Jeffrey Wright as Isaac. Viewers can also look forward to seeing Catherine O’Hara as a guest star.

The series enjoyed a very successful season one, which was nominated for 24 Emmys and won eight. It is written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the latter of whom is also co-president and head of creative at Naughty Dog, the developers behind The Last of Us.