{"id":342992,"date":"2026-03-17T01:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/342992\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T01:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:43:09","slug":"the-last-of-us-season-3-welcomes-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/342992\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us season 3 welcomes Patrick Wilson & Jason Ritter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cast of The Last of Us season 3 continues to expand as Deadline<\/a> reports that Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and Jason Ritter (Matlock) have signed on in recurring roles.<\/p>\n

The Cast of The Last of Us Season 3<\/p>\n

In addition to Patrick Wilson and Jason Ritter, The Last of Us season 3 has also bumped Ariela Barer (Runaways), Tati Gabrielle (Mortal Kombat II), and Spencer Lord (Heartland) up to series regulars.<\/p>\n

Wilson will play Jerry, the father of Abby, while Ritter will play Hanley, a WLF soldier. Ritter has actually appeared on the series before, but he wasn\u2019t recognizable. He played a clicker in the first season, appearing alongside his wife, Melanie Lynskey.<\/p>\n

Barer, Gabrielle, and Lord will continue as Mel, Nora, and Owen.<\/p>\n

Other returning cast members include Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Isabela Merced (Superman), Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate), and Jeffrey Wright (No Time to Die). Clea DuVall (Carnivale) has also joined the cast as a seraphite, with Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Spider-Man: Homecoming) taking over the role of Manny<\/a> after Danny Ramirez departed.<\/p>\n

Neil Druckmann is Out<\/p>\n

The Last of Us video game creator Neil Druckmann also co-created the TV series with Craig Mazin. He wrote and directed several episodes across the first two seasons, but announced last year that he would step back<\/a> for the third season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve made the difficult decision to step away from my creative involvement in\u00a0The Last of Us\u00a0on HBO. With work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game,\u00a0Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, along with my responsibilities as Studio Head and Head of Creative,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cCo-creating the show has been a career highlight. It\u2019s been an honor to work alongside Craig Mazin to executive produce, direct and write on the last two seasons. I\u2019m deeply thankful of the thoughtful approach and dedication the talented cast and crew took to adapting The Last of Us Part I and their continued adaptation of The Last of Us Part II.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Last of Us Season 3 Will Shift Focus<\/p>\n

The new season will shift the story\u2019s focus toward Abby<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t believe that [HBO] let us structure the series in this way,\u201d Druckmaan said. \u201cMeaning like we just ended season two, and season three is going to be starring \u2014 spoiler alert \u2014 Kaitlyn. I was sure that they wouldn\u2019t let us do this when we started adapting this, but they\u2019ve leaned into what makes, I believe, the story special. And allowed us not only the time but the creative freedom to be able to take these swings, and I think the audience really appreciates that.\u201c<\/p>\n

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