The Last of Us fans can likely expect a long wait for season three of HBO’s acclaimed video game adaptation.
Season two of the post-apocalyptic drama drew to a “disappointing” close last week, as Bella Ramsey’s Ellie finally confronted vengeful killer Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).
Despite mixed viewer reactions, the show had already been renewed for a third season ahead of the season two premiere. Similar to the game, the forthcoming season is expected to shift to Abby’s perspective.
At a May 23 press conference, according to Vulture, co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann admitted they still aren’t sure how much viewers can expect to see characters Ellie, Dina (Isabela Merced), Tommy (Gabriel Luna), and Jesse (Young Mazino) in the next season — which probably means they haven’t completed writing it.
This theory appeared to be further confirmed by Ramsey, who recently told Variety they hadn’t yet “seen any scripts.”
Asked whether their character would take on a smaller role in season three, the British actor, 21, said: “I haven’t seen any scripts, but yes, I do expect that. I think that I’m going to be there, but not a whole bunch. We’ve had conversations about that. I sort of have a rough idea of what it’s going to be, but I can’t tell you.”
“All I can say is we haven’t seen the last of Kaitlyn Dever and we haven’t seen the last of Bella Ramsey, and we haven’t seen the last of Isabela Merced, and we haven’t seen the last of a lot of people who are currently dead in the story,” Mazin additionally told the outlet, with Druckmann teasing: “Whether you will see them on screen or not, their presence will be there throughout.”
Speaking in April about the show’s future, Mazin assured fans that he is “not going to go past the game.”
