HBO boss Casey Bloys has mentioned again that he believes The Last of Us series will be finished in three seasons.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Deadline<\/a> at an Emmys afterparty, Bloys said “I think [showrunner] Craig [Mazin] has planned it as the final season,” when asked if Season 3 will be the last one. Bloys said a similar thing in February<\/a>, telling Deadline “it certainly seems that way”, when asked whether the third season will be The Last of Us’ finale.<\/p>\n These statements contradict what Craig Maizin has been saying about the show<\/a>, which is that there’s “no way” to wrap up The Last of Us story in three seasons. However, Bloys’ comments are more recent than Maizin’s, suggesting something might have changed.<\/p>\n The Last of Us Season 3 airs at some point next year, and is due to focus more on Abby’s story from The Last of Us Part 2. The series separated Abby and Ellie’s stories in a way that was different to the alternating structure of the games. This was one of the reasons there was a more divided reaction to the second series<\/a>, after the first series had been almost universally applauded. Could this dip in audience response have influenced HBO’s enthusiasm for making a fourth season?<\/p>\n