With just over a month until the long-awaited premiere of The Last of Us Season 2, audiences at the series’ SXSW panel were treated to a new trailer.
The trailer is pretty ominous, hinting at the many disruptions to the relative peace at the Jackson compound that are to come in Season 2. Set five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie have been spending most of their time in Jackson, finally finding a sense of normalcy in a world that is anything but.
However, it’s clear from the first moments of the trailer that sense of peace will not last much longer as many forces, from the infected to militant groups, threaten those they care about the most.
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Creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were joined on Saturday’s panel by series stars Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, and Gabriel Luna.
Per the logline, in Season 2, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.
Pascal and Ramsey are returning alongside Gabriel Luna as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria.
Previously announced new cast includes 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. Catherine O’Hara also guest stars.
The Last of Us is written and executive produced by Mazin and Druckmann. The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and is also executive produced by Carolyn Strauss, Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O’Connor, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Evan Wells. It hails from PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog.