HBO’s newest hit collection The Final of Us has been renewed for a second season, it has been confirmed.
The announcement comes after present achieved a record-breaking debut on the streaming service and cable community which has since grown to 22 million viewers – HBO’s most-watched collection debut in over a decade.
‘I am humbled, honored, and admittedly overwhelmed that so many individuals have tuned in and related with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey,’ govt producer Neil Druckmann mentioned in a press release obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
‘The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our unimaginable forged and crew, and HBO exceeded my already excessive expectations. Now we’ve absolutely the pleasure of having the ability to do it once more with season two!’
![The Last of Us RENEWED for season 2: HBO's video game adaptation will return after it became second most-watched series debut in a decade with 22 million viewers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672929-11645561-Strong_start_Craig_Mazin_and_Neil_Druckmann_s_highly_anticipated-a-24_1673978935599.jpg)
The Final of Us RENEWED for season 2: HBO’s online game adaptation will return after it grew to become second most-watched collection debut in a decade with 22 million viewers
The post-apocalyptic collection – set 20 years after a world pandemic – marks the cable community’s second-largest debut after Home of the Dragon’s historic 9.986M viewership final August.
Earlier this month, the showrunners mentioned in a press release: ‘Our focus was merely to make the very best adaptation of this beloved story for as large an viewers as we might.
‘We’re overjoyed to see what number of followers, each outdated and new, have welcomed The Final of Us into their properties and their hearts.’
In it, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with transporting 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who’s miraculously resistant to the Cordyceps an infection, out of a Boston quarantine zone all the way in which to the West Coast the place a remedy is being created.
The parasitic fungal an infection – impressed by the real-life ophiocordyceps unilateralis – killed off 60% of the inhabitants and has 4 phases of an infection, which more and more causes people to resemble zombie-like monsters that use echolocation.
![Set 20 years after a global pandemic: The post-apocalyptic series marks the cable network's second-largest debut after House of the Dragon's historic 9.986M viewership last August](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672311-11645561-Set_20_years_after_a_global_pandemic_The_post_apocalyptic_series-a-25_1673978935602.jpg)
Set 20 years after a world pandemic: The post-apocalyptic collection marks the cable community’s second-largest debut after Home of the Dragon’s historic 9.986M viewership final August
![The showrunners (pictured January 9) said in a statement on Tuesday: 'Our focus was simply to make the best possible adaptation of this beloved story for as big an audience as we could. We are overjoyed to see how many fans, both old and new, have welcomed The Last of Us into their homes and their hearts'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672249-11645561-The_showrunners_pictured_January_9_said_in_a_statement_on_Tuesda-a-23_1673978935589.jpg)
The showrunners (pictured January 9) mentioned in a press release on Tuesday: ‘Our focus was merely to make the very best adaptation of this beloved story for as large an viewers as we might. We’re overjoyed to see what number of followers, each outdated and new, have welcomed The Final of Us into their properties and their hearts’
![Anomaly: In it, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with transporting 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who's miraculously immune to the Cordyceps infection, out of a Boston quarantine zone all the way to the West Coast where a cure is being created](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672309-11645561-Anomaly_In_it_Joel_Pedro_Pascal_is_tasked_with_transporting_14_y-a-26_1673978935603.jpg)
Anomaly: In it, Joel (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with transporting 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who’s miraculously resistant to the Cordyceps an infection, out of a Boston quarantine zone all the way in which to the West Coast the place a remedy is being created
![Inspired by the real-life ophiocordyceps unilateralis: The parasitic fungal infection killed off 60% of the population and has four stages of infection, which increasingly causes humans to resemble zombie-like monsters that use echolocation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672925-11645561-Inspired_by_the_real_life_ophiocordyceps_unilateralis_The_parasi-a-27_1673978935611.jpg)
Impressed by the real-life ophiocordyceps unilateralis: The parasitic fungal an infection killed off 60% of the inhabitants and has 4 phases of an infection, which more and more causes people to resemble zombie-like monsters that use echolocation
It takes somebody over a decade to achieve stage 4 of the an infection the place they develop hardened fungal plates, launch infectious spores, and are more and more tough to kill.
The Final of Us additionally options Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, and Anna Torv.
It at present has a ‘licensed contemporary’ 99% critic approval ranking (out of 102 opinions) and a 96% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
![Clickers: It takes someone over a decade to reach stage four of the infection where they develop hardened fungal plates, release infectious spores, and are increasingly difficult to kill](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66672313-11645561-Clickers_It_takes_someone_over_a_decade_to_reach_stage_four_of_t-a-28_1673978935623.jpg)
Clickers: It takes somebody over a decade to achieve stage 4 of the an infection the place they develop hardened fungal plates, launch infectious spores, and are more and more tough to kill
!['We will never have friends because there are no friends to be had': The Last of Us also features Nick Offerman (pictured), Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, and Anna Torv](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66671283-11645561-_We_will_never_have_friends_because_there_are_no_friends_to_be_h-a-30_1673978935744.jpg)
‘We are going to by no means have associates as a result of there are not any associates available’: The Final of Us additionally options Nick Offerman (pictured), Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Gabriel Luna, Merle Dandridge, and Anna Torv
![It currently has a 'certified fresh' 99% critic approval rating (out of 102 reviews) and a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/17/18/66670075-11645561-It_currently_has_a_certified_fresh_99_critic_approval_rating_out-a-29_1673978935726.jpg)
It at present has a ‘licensed contemporary’ 99% critic approval ranking (out of 102 opinions) and a 96% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes
![Source material: The Last of Us is a small-screen adaptation of Naughty Dog's best-selling 2013 motion-capture video game of the same name, which appeared to be heavily inspired by AMC's The Walking Dead and Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/27/17/66671945-11684861-Source_material_The_Last_of_Us_is_a_small_screen_adaptation_of_N-a-14_1674841363014.jpg)
Supply materials: The Final of Us is a small-screen adaptation of Naughty Canine’s best-selling 2013 motion-capture online game of the identical identify, which gave the impression to be closely impressed by AMC’s The Strolling Useless and Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 movie Youngsters of Males
The Final of Us is a small-screen adaptation of Naughty Canine’s best-selling 2013 motion-capture online game of the identical identify, which gave the impression to be closely impressed by AMC’s The Strolling Useless and Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 movie Youngsters of Males.
‘We’re thrilled to see followers of the collection and recreation alike expertise this iconic story in a brand new means, and we lengthen our gratitude to them for serving to to make it a hit,’ HBO chairman Casey Bloys mentioned in a press release.
‘Congratulations to Craig, Neil, and the sensible forged and crew who labored tirelessly to convey this present to life. We stay up for followers around the globe having fun with the remainder of the season.’