We may be waiting a while for more from HBO. The last of us. HBO announced in January that a second season of the excellent adaptation was in the works, and on Thursday, HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys said the season will go into production in early 2024. according Variety.
Bloys said production was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes (the latter of which is still ongoing). The show was also not on HBO’s slate for 2024. Variety he says, meaning it might not come out until 2025 at the earliest.
That being said, some preparations have already been made for the new season. “We’ve outlined all of Season 2 and are ready to go as soon as the strike is over,” show co-creator. Neil Druckmann said Entertainment Weekly In an interview published in September. And showrunner Craig Mazin separately. said Entertainment Weekly who submitted a script for the first episode of the season just before the WGA strike began.
Bloys revealed some other details about HBO’s content lineup on Thursday. Dragon HouseThe second season will be out in “early summer” 2024. Variety reports, and a preview of the season was shown to journalists attending the event. And the third season of The white lotus and He cleave Welcome to Derry They are now scheduled for 2025, according Deadline.
Bloys also responded to Rolling StoneWednesday report which detailed how a staff member was directed to troll online critics on X, formerly Twitter. “Now when I disagree with something in a review or disagree with something I see, I text a lot of you and a lot of you are kind enough to interact with me back and forth.” Deadline reports. It’s “probably a much healthier way to do this.”