The new trailer for The Last of Us Season 2 asks us if we’re ready to get hurt again

During CES, Sony and Naughty dog has unveiled a new trailer for the second season of the Emmy Award-winning HBO series The last of usStarring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Now we know when it will come out.

It’s the first glimpse at the show’s future since the trailer was released at the end of September. The two-minute teaser, which draws many referential parallels to its 2020 Game of the Year-winning predecessor, picks up five years after Weather events of the first season. In the film, we see the familial relationship between Joel (Miller) and Ellie (Ramsay) disintegrate as the duo grows apart from that historic moment in the Season 1 finale.

Unfortunately, the old adage of making the bad guys uncomfortable extends to the undead and the living as the duo fight for survival. As with the first season, time will tell whether or not there will be a next season of the series The last of us It will dogmatically follow the story beats of its source material or manipulate them in creative and expansive ways. We hope for the latter.

Joining Pascal and Ramsay to complete the show’s cast are Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabella Merced as Dina (Ellie’s new love interest), and Young Mazzino as Jesse. Similar to the previous season featuring video game actors Joel and Eli Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson in cameos, the second season of The last of us It will see Jeffrey Wright reprising his role of Isaac from the game. Additional cast members for this season include Ariella Barrer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, and fellow returning actors Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley as Tommy and Maria, respectively.

In io9’s review of The last of usWe praised the show as the best video game adaptation ever, writing, “The season has a few peaks and valleys, but the valleys are never low, and the peaks are incredibly high, making for an exceptional season of television, destined to be one of the best in year.”

The last of us Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on HBO and Max at some point April.

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