HBO has a stacked 2025 release schedule, with “The White Lotus” Season 3, “It: Welcome To Derry,” and a new “Game Of Thrones” spinoff premiering next year. But “The Last Of Us” Season 2 is far and away the network’s biggest 2025 premiere, and now fans get their first look at the new season in a special TLOU Day teaser.

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What’s going on with season two of HBO’s highly acclaimed, much-anticipated “The Last Of Us,” pandemic-zombie series that made an even bigger star out of Pedro Pascal? The series aired in January of 2023 and might have been ready for a return in 2024, but last year’s writers’ and actors’ strikes scuttled that plan. Currently, “The Last Of Us” is expected to return sometime in 2025, and in a new Deadline interview, showrunners and directors Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have shared some new details.

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Craig Mazin is loving his career at this moment. Sure, there’s a WGA strike going on, which is hindering what exactly he can work on, but the writer-producer-showrunner of “The Last of Us” is at the top of his game, with studios desperate to work with him. And apparently, one of the studios hoping to have a Mazin project on its schedule is Disney, as the writer has been secretly working on a new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film.

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HBO‘s “The Last Of Us” ratcheted up 24 Emmy nominations yesterday, coming second in total noms only to its HBO brethren “Succession.” Not a bad haul for a show’s first season. But despite all of that recognition, EW reports that showrunner Craig Mazin expects that Season 2 of his hit series will continue to “shock people” and polarize audiences. “Will there be furor?

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After years and years of writing comedy films with mixed success (for every “Hangover” there’s a “Superhero Movie”), Craig Mazin has found his place as one of the best creators on television, thanks to the success of both “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us.” And apparently, with his renewed passion for TV, it appears he’s willing to put the film business behind him.

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In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo explores the post-apocalyptic landscapes of HBO’s latest prestige hit, “The Last of Us.” Adapted from the popular video game series and created by Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”)and Neil Druckmann (“The Last of Us” video game series), the show follows Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor of a fungal pandemic apocalypse, who is charged with keeping a 14-year-old girl (Bella Ramsey) alive, as she may be humanity’s last hope of survival.

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Two episodes in, and HBO‘s “The Last Of Us” is already a sensation. Of course, that’s no surprise for those familiar with the game series. But the numbers behind the show’s premiere are impressive: 4.7 million on its first night of availability and 18 million viewers after one week. That “The Last Of Us” HBO’s second-biggest debut since 2010 behind “House Of The Dragon.” In other words, expect the series to stick around HBO beyond this season.

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The highly-anticipated debut of the series adaptation of “The Last of Us” finally arrives this month. The series hails from show creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”) and is based on the wildly successful Naughty Dog video game that focuses on a post-apocalypse setting after a fungi virus outbreak has decimated the human population and has turned billions of humans into zombie-like “Clickers.”

During a chat with Consequence TV (via @TheLastofUsNews on Twitter), Mazin said they have plenty of unused material to make multiple seasons but was quick to point out they’re not aiming to make six or seven seasons.

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Judging by how the series has been marketed, as well as early buzz, it would appear that HBO’s “The Last of Us” is set to be a monster hit for the premium network. Based on one of the most beloved video game franchises today, “The Last of Us” could become the next big franchise for HBO. Well, probably not. You see, even if the show is a massive hit, it looks like the creators aren’t that interested in this becoming a long-running show. 

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Director Zack Snyder finally got to finish and release his version of “Justice League” earlier this year on HBO Max, after an online campaign spearheaded by fans to allow the filmmaker to complete his original vision. 

However, even with the release of his vision for “Justice League,” there are still pieces of “what if?” moments because of the budget and time restraints that WarnerMedia levied on Snyder such as not allowing him to include the John Stewart incarnation of Green Lantern played by Wayne T.

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So, it’s a “Game Of Thrones” reunion of sorts over at HBO. Although the two actors never shared screentime on HBO’s hit fantasy series, both Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey—both of whom had smaller roles and were smaller stars at the time—have been cast in HBO’s adaptation of the wildly popular video game, “The Last Of Us.”

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If you’re anything like me, you might be wildly ill-equipped to write about “The Last Of Us,” but the gist is, it’s a 2013 post-apocalyptic action-adventure game from Sony Computer Entertainment.

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The upcoming HBO series adaptation of “The Last of Us” just got a whole lot bleaker. “Beanpole” director Kantemir Balagov has reportedly been tapped to direct the pilot for the upcoming adaptation of the popular post-apocalyptical adventure game.

READ MORE: Sony Pictures CEO Teases A Wave of New PlayStation Film & TV Projects Beyond ‘Uncharted’ & ‘The Last of Us’

The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on “The Last of Us,” reporting that the Russian filmmaker behind the award-winning Cannes darling, “Beanpole,” will be replacing “Chernobyl” director, Johan Renck, who had to drop out of the show due to scheduling conflicts.

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Craig Mazin is on top of the world right now. After beginning his Hollywood writing career with several sequels for the ‘Scary Movie’ and ‘Hangover’ franchises, the screenwriter achieved critical acclaim with his hit HBO miniseries, “Chernobyl.” And now, it appears the writer is keeping his relationship with the premium network going strong with another series, “The Last of Us,” which is sure to garner quite a bit of attention.

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To say that Eli Roth’s films are hit or miss is a bit of an understatement. “Cabin Fever” is definitely an above-average horror film. And the first “Hostel,” though it spawned countless terrible imitations, is held in high regard by many who enjoy that sort of gory film. But recently, films like “Death Wish” and “Green Inferno” haven’t been the greatest examples of quality filmmaking.

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For some franchises, the math is just simple. While critics have wondered for years when public enthusiasm for the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean‘ franchise would grind to a halt, the movies are still a major draw around the globe. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” may have gotten the worst reviews of the franchise to date, but it still doubled its profit in worldwide grosses, earning $794 million against an estimated budget and P&A of $380 million.

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The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out Sunday night in a ceremony broadcast on FOX and “Game of Thrones,” “Chernobyl,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Fleabag” took the top awards.  The host-less telecast was the final night of Emmys after two different Creative Arts shows last weekend.  The following nominees and winners were announced during the ceremony.

READ MORE: “Game of Thrones and “Chernobyl” rules the Creative Arts Emmys night one

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Barry (Episode: “ronny/lily”), Written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader (HBO)
Fleabag (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Prime Video) – WINNER
The Good Place (Episode: “Janet(s)”), Written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (NBC)
PEN15 (Episode: “Anna Ishii-Peters”), Written by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour (Hulu)
Russian Doll (Episode: “Nothing in This World Is Easy”), Written by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler (Netflix)
Russian Doll (Episode: “A Warm Body”), Written by Allison Silverman (Netflix)
Veep (Episode: “Veep”), Written by David Mandel (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Better Call Saul (Episode: “Winner”), Written by Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (AMC)
Bodyguard (Episode: “Episode 1”), Written by Jed Mercurio (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (Episode: “The Iron Throne”), Written by David Benioff and D.

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Without a doubt, HBO’s “Chernobyl” is one of the best series of the year, and if you believe some people, one of the best of the decade, century, or all time. Regardless, everyone can agree that it’s really damn good, and deserves all of the praise coming its way. And now that the series has caught on with audiences, it appears that the actual site of the tragedy is seeing a rise in popularity, as well.

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“That Is The Biggest Rescue In Hollywood History”: Screenwriters Talk How The Pilot For 'Game Of Thrones' Was Saved

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