HBO teases how many seasons The Last of Us will run for – and it's more than we expected

The Last of Us season 2 first look — (Image credit: HBO)

The Last of Us could run for as long as four seasons according to new comments from a HBO boss.

Francesca Orsi, EVP and head of drama at HBO, outlined possible future plans for the Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann-led adaptation in an interview with Deadline.

"We don’t have a complete or final plan, but I think it’s looking like four seasons," Orsi said.

As Orsi explained, "I wouldn’t want to confirm [four seasons], but it’s looking like this season and then two more seasons after this and we’re done.”

The 2020 game, which encompassed multiple playable characters and viewpoints as Ellie went on a wide-ranging revenge tour of America, is making up the basis of the upcoming season. What we don't know, however, is its endpoint this year – and whether it will stretch out past the events of the game into possible The Last of Us Part 3 territory.

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