What is The Last of Us?
The Last of Us takes place 20+ years after modern civilization has been destroyed by the Cordyceps fungal pandemic.
In season one, Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, was hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What started as a small job soon became a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they traversed the U.S. and depended on each other for survival.
Season 2 picked up five years after the events of the first season, with Joel and Ellie living in Jackson, Wyoming but estranged by a lie. Joel’s brutal death at the hands of former Firefly Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) sent Ellie and her friend Dina (Isabela Merced) to Seattle on a path of vengeance against Abby and her Washington Liberation Front (WLF) crew.
Joel’s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Jackson scout Jesse (Young Mazino) set off later but catch up with Ellie and Dina at the abandoned Pinnacle Theater in Seattle.
This is where Abby finds them, shoots Jesse and holds her gun on Ellie before the show cut to black with the cliffhanger..
Season 3 will change perspective, following Abby on her journey to the confrontation with Ellie and her Jackson crew.
The fans are really going to like it, I think, the shifting perspective onto Abby, getting some more context onto her storyline and going back in time with this season. — — Kaitlyn Dever to Deadline: Hollywood.
Returning cast in season 3 include Abby’s WLF crew — Owen (Spencer Lord), Nora (Tati Gabrielle), Mel (Ariela Barer) and the new Manny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr. in a recasting).
Here is Abby’s crew walking into BC Place as the Seattle stadium that the WLF turned into its headquarters.
Related: The Last of Us Season 3 Turned BC Place into WLF Headquarters at Seattle Stadium
Two Seraphite sisters Lev (Kyriana Kratt) and Yara (Michelle Mao) help Abby in her journey.
Kyriana Kratte’s Lev and Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby. Image by Mykayla Takes Pictures/@MSTakesPictures
The Last of Us – Season 3.
Working Title: CALM CURRENT
BC Filming dates: March 02 2026 – November 27 2026
Hiatus: June 01 2026 – July 20 2026.
Showrunner: Craig Mazin.
Directors so far: Craig Mazin, Vincenzo Natali, David Petrarca, Andrew Bernstein, Hiromi Kamata, Craig Mazin (again).
Cast: Kaitlyn Dever, Spencer Lord, Tati Gabrielle, Ariela Barer, Jorge Lendeborg, Jeffrey Wright, Patrick Wilson, Jason Ritter, Kyriana Kratte, Michelle Mao, Li Jun Li, Clea DuVall, Peter Sarsgaard, Bella Ramsey, Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna, Young Mazino, John Goodman, Ian Alexander, Laura Bailey.
Soundstages: The Bridge Studios.