Time’s Run Out in The Latest The Final of Us...

The second season for HBO’s The Last of Us attracts ever nearer, and a brand new trailer performed at this weekend’s SXSW.

Like its sport counterpart The Last of Us Part II, the subsequent season is ready years after the primary. Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are in a neighborhood filled with survivors over in Wyoming, attempting their greatest at residing regular lives. However it’s simpler mentioned than carried out—not solely are Contaminated nonetheless very a lot within the image, Joel’s not totally at peace together with his selection to avoid wasting Ellie and homicide the Fireflies on the finish of season one. And Ellie…nicely, she’s having enjoyable being a daily teenage woman, however haunted by the assumption that she didn’t actually have a component to play to find a remedy in spite of everything.

If you understand the sport, you understand issues solely get extra brutal from there. Who is aware of how a lot of the divisive sequel will likely be coated this season, however key gamers like Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), Dina (Isabela Merced), and Jesse (Younger Manzino) are current and accounted for. The brand new trailer offers a tantalizing have a look at every of them, and the promise of a reckoning coming for Joel and what he did. In case you don’t know…nicely, you’re about to. A number of moments from the sport are proven all through, and whether or not you performed it or not, they’re gonna pack a wallop.

New episodes of The Final of Us hit HBO starting Sunday, April 13.

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