It’s the last of ”The last of us“With video game creators Neil Druckmann. The TV Series co-creator announced that he will no longer be part of the HBO show for his third season.
“I have made the difficult decision to go away from my creative commitment to ‘The Last of Us’ at HBO,” wrote Druckmann in a statement that was shared on Officially Naught Dog Instagram account. With the work finished on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transfer my full focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, ‘Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet’, along with my responsibility as studio manager and head of creative. ”
Druckmann continued, “Co -creation of the show has been a career height. It has been an honor to work together Craig Mazin to Executive Produce, Direct and Writ in the last two seasons. I am deeply grateful for the thought -provoking approach and dedication that the talented role and the crew took to adapt ‘The Last of US’ part I and the continued adaptation of ‘The Last of US’ Part II. ”
Craig Mazin, who together created the HBO series with Druckmann, thanked his partner for the two seasons.
“It has been a creative dream to work with Neil and get an adaptation of his brilliant work to life at HBO,” Mazin said in a statement. “I couldn’t have asked for a more generous creative partner. As a real fan of Naughty Dog and Neil’s work in video games, I am very happy to play his next game. While he focuses on it, I will continue to work with our brilliant role and crew to deliver our audience has come to expect.”
“The last of us” was renewed for season 3 In April 2025, with the third part Centers on Kaitlyn Devers character Abbyas Game Part II does.
Druckmann together wrote the video game with Halley Gross, who was a former TV writer at “Westworld.”
Druckmann earlier told indifire That his collaboration with Mazin was the key to bringing “The Last of Us” to the screen and said: “You have to find someone who loves it as much as you do. It was Craig Mazin. To give (Mazin and the show) to a place that HBO that respects stories.
Mazin previously confirmed that Season 3 will be “significantly larger” in scope. Co-showrunners planned for At least four seasonsas Mazin told us Deadline 2024.
