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The Last of Us co-showrunner Craig Mazin has long played coy over the exact length required for the HBO show to adapt both of Naughty Dog's apocalyptic video game classics.
Now, Mazin appears to confirm that The Last of Us will need to go beyond three seasons to wrap up Ellie's story.
"Certainly, there’s no way to complete this narrative in a third season," Mazin told Collider. "Hopefully, we’ll earn our keep enough to come back and finish it in a fourth. That’s the most likely outcome."
Speaking to GamesRadar+ just after the announcement, Mazin said he would take a break before diving into writing the next season – but is itching to get back to work.
"The thing about Joel’s death is that it’s so impactful. It’s such a narrative nuclear bomb that it’s hard to wander away from it. We can’t really take a break and move off to the side and do a Bill and Frank story. I’m not sure that will necessarily be true for season 3. I think we’ll have a little more room there," Mazin confirmed.
