Joel and Ellie’s post-apocalyptic story continues when Season 2 of “The Last of Us” premieres tonight.
The Emmy-winning drama is set after a parasitic fungal infection, known as Cordyceps, takes over the planet, turning people into zombie-like creatures called the infected. Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, is entrusted to take 14-year-old Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, across the country and get her safely to a militia rebel group called the Fireflies.
At the end of the first season, Joel and Bella make it to the Fireflies headquarters. But things go awry when Joel learns the Fireflies plan to sacrifice Ellie, who’s immune to Cordyceps, in order to find a cure. Joel kills everyone in the lab to save Ellie.
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The second season takes place five years after the events of the first season. After Joel lied to Ellie about killing the Fireflies and their search for a cure, the two “are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind,” according to the Season 2 description.
Along with Pascal and Ramsey, Season 2 will include returning cast members Gabriel Luna as Tommy and Rutina Wesley as Maria.
A slew of new faces will also join this season, including Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Spencer Lord, Danny Ramirez and Jeffrey Wright.
Ahead of its Season 2 premiere, the drama has already been renewed for a third season.
Read on to see when “The Last of Us” Season 2 premieres and what time the episode drops.
What day does ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 premiere?
The first episode of “The Last of Us” Season 2 will premiere Sunday, April 13, on HBO and stream on Max.
What time is ‘The Last of Us’ on?
The premiere episode will air 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and be available to stream on Max.
Here’s the full schedule of ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 episodes
New episodes will be released every Sunday, leading up to the finale on May 25.
Unlike the first season, which had nine episodes, this season only consists of seven episodes.
- Episode 1: Sunday, April 13
- Episode 2: Sunday, April 20
- Episode 3: Sunday, April 27
- Episode 4: Sunday, May 4
- Episode 5: Sunday, May 11
- Episode 6: Sunday, May 18
- Episode 7: Sunday, May 25
