“The Mole” will intrigue audiences once more.
27.01.2023 - 20:03 / deadline.com
HBO’s high-profile drama The Last Of Us will be back for a second season. Just two episodes in, the premium cabler announced today it has renewed the series based on the popular video game from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann.
In its debut season, The Last Of Us scored the second-largest premiere after House of the Dragon since Boardwalk Empire’s launch in 2010.
Episode 1 has now surpassed 22 million viewers domestically, up nearly five times from its premiere night audience. Episode 2 drew 5.7 million viewers across HBO Max and linear telecasts in the U.S. Sunday night. That’s about a million more than the audience that tuned in for the premiere episode and it marks the largest week 2 audience growth for an HBO Original drama series in the history of the network. The series also is strong on social media, trending No. 1 both in the U.S. and worldwide on Twitter during its series debut.
“Craig and Neil, alongside EP Carolyn Strauss, and the rest of our phenomenal cast and crew, have defined a genre with their masterful debut season of The Last of Us,” said Francesca Orsi, EVP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films. “After pulling off this unforgettable first season, I can’t wait to watch this team outshine themselves again with season two.”
Based on Naughty Dog’s award-winning video game, The Last Of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
“The Mole” will intrigue audiences once more.
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