‘The Last of Us’ Renewed for Season 2 by HBO as Premiere Hits 22M Viewers | THR News - video Dailymotion

Viewership for the acclaimed apocalyptic series continues to climb.

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00:00You're not gonna scare us.

00:02Scared him?

00:07HBO's The Last of Us starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey

00:10has already been renewed for a second season.

00:13The renewal comes as no surprise as the post-apocalyptic drama

00:16based on the 2013 PlayStation game from Naughty Dog

00:19has been a breakout smash right out of the gate.

00:22The show's premiere episode earlier this month

00:24was HBO's second most-watched series debut in a decade.

00:28It has since climbed to 22 million viewers across all platforms.

00:32Executive producer Neil Druckmann said,

00:34I'm humbled, honored, and frankly overwhelmed

00:37that so many people have tuned in and connected

00:39with our retelling of Joel and Ellie's journey.

00:41He continued,

00:42The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast and crew,

00:45and HBO exceeded my already high expectations.

00:49Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with Season 2.

00:53There's no official word yet on the creative plan for Season 2,

00:56but in The Hollywood Reporter's recent cover story,

00:59showrunners Druckmann and Mazin hinted that the show wouldn't waste time

01:02before delving into the storyline from The Last of Us Part 2 video game.

01:06The renewal comes before Sunday's upcoming third episode,

01:09which has been cited by critics as being a standout hour amid the season.

01:13For more on this story, go to THR.com.

01:15For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.