HBO recently announced the release window for the highly anticipated second season of the hit series The Last of Us, which follows the journey of Joel, played by Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), and Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), as they must overcome the harshness of the post-apocalyptic world. According to Comicbook, HBO’s CEO and president of entertainment, JB Perrette, stated that the season will arrive in the second quarter of 2025. This decision comes from HBO and its busy schedule, as they don’t want direct competition to be created between their series.

“Our biggest tentpoles started to come back in rotation this summer with House of The Dragon 2, then we go The White Lotus which will come in the first quarter in February,” Perrette said in an interview with Comicbook. “Then we go into The Last Of Us Season 2 in the second quarter, then we have a new Game of Thrones series [A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms], smaller scale series, that will come in over the summer.”

The second season of The Last of Us is expected to adapt the events of the critically acclaimed video game sequel.According to an mxdwn post, fans will see the appearance of Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Manny, played by Danny Ramirez (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Isaac, played by Jeffery Wright (The Batman). Back in September, fans celebrated Outbreak Day with several official character art revealed

The second season will surely follow the same format as the previous one, in which they will stay true to the source material but also add their own twist to it, and the amount of footage released has fans on the edge of their seats. While fans await the official release of the second season, the entire first one of The Last of Us is available to stream on Max.