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Following the conclusion of The Last of Us Season 2, the show was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards<\/a>, including Best Drama. The first season took home eight Emmy Awards in 2023, including guest-acting wins for Nick Offerman and Storm Reid.<\/p>\n Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal may have gone home empty handed from the show\u2019s first night at the Emmys, but their respective turns as Ellie and Joel have given new life to the franchise that began as a pair of critically acclaimed video games by Sony.<\/p>\n Season 2 began the adaptation of The Last of Us Part 2, which introduced Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and controversially featured Joel\u2019s murder at her hands. That fueled Ellie\u2019s desire for revenge against Abby, which went horribly wrong in the Season 2 finale.<\/p>\n Ahead of the show\u2019s eventual return to HBO, GameSpot has put together this guide to everything you need to know about The Last of Us Season 3.<\/p>\n The cliffhanger ending of The Last of Us Season 2 has some fans worried about the fate of Bella Ramsey\u2019s Ellie, since she was facing the business end of Abby\u2019s gun in the closing moments. Abby had Ellie dead to rights in a scene directly lifted from the game.<\/p>\n The resolution of that scene is in The Last of Us Part 2. Fans who want to spoil the narrative can always jump to the game to see how those events played out. But the short answer is \u201cyes,\u201d Ramsey will reprise her role as Ellie. She just may not be as prominent in Season 3.<\/p>\n As seen in the Season 2 finale, the perspective of the story has shifted and flashed back to Abby\u2019s first day in Seattle. Subsequently, it has been confirmed that Season 3 will be Abby\u2019s story<\/a>, and viewers will learn more about her just as players did when Abby took over the narrative in The Last of Us Part 2.<\/p>\n For now, there are no new cast members who have been announced.<\/p>\n No. Neil Druckmann announced his departure from The Last of Us in July<\/a>, citing a need to resume his duties at developer Naughty Dog to prepare the company\u2019s next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet<\/a>. Through the first two seasons, Druckmann was the co-showrunner with Craig Mazin. In Druckmann\u2019s absence, Mazin will be the sole showrunner going forward.<\/p>\n Mazin hasn\u2019t confirmed any episode counts yet, but he has stated that Season 3 will be longer than Season 2<\/a>. The first season of the show had nine episodes, while Season 2 had seven.<\/p>\n Although HBO hasn\u2019t formally set a premiere date for The Last of Us Season 3, HBO content chairman Casey Bloys has suggested that the show is \u201cdefinitely planned for 2027<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Since there isn\u2019t a third video game to draw upon and it\u2019s unknown if The Last of Us Part 3 will be made, the story of Ellie and Abby will conclude when the show catches up to the end of The Last of Us Part 2. Previously, showrunner Craig Mazin said that Season 4 was essential<\/a> to bring the show to a conclusion. However, Bloys has indicated that the show may wrap up its run with Season 3.<\/p>\n “Craig is still working it out whether it will be two more seasons or one more long season. It hasn’t been decided yet, and I’m following Craig’s lead on that,” said Bloys.<\/p>\n Click the button below to add GameSpot as a preferred source on Google<\/i><\/p>\nWill Bella Ramsey return for The Last of Us Season 3?<\/h2>\n
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