HBO renews ‘The Last of Us’ for a second season

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) said that HBO drama "The Last of Us," which is based on a PlayStation (SONY) video game franchise of the same name, has been renewed for a second season. The series from co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann marks HBO’s second largest debut, behind only "House of the Dragon." Episode 1 has now surpassed 22M viewers domestically, up nearly 5x from its premiere night audience. Episode 2 of "The Last of Us" talled 5.7M viewers across HBO Max and linear telecasts in the U.S. Sunday night, based on Nielsen and first party data, adding more than 1M new viewers vs. the series premiere, WarnerMedia said. This 22% jump marks the largest week two audience growth for any HBO Original Drama Series in the history of the network. "I’m humbled, honored, and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey. The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our incredible cast & crew, and HBO exceeded my already high expectations," said executive producer Neil Druckmann. "Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two! On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog & PlayStation, thank you!" Reference Link