Archive · 5 Sep 2026
The Last of Us Creators Exit HBO Season 3
The Last of Us is a TV show based on a video game.
The show was created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
Naughty Dog made the game the show is based on.
In Season 2, viewers met a new character named Abby Anderson.
Joel Miller, one of the main characters, was killed in that season.
Neil Druckmann said he and Naughty Dog will not help make Season 3.
The next season is expected to arrive on HBO in 2027.
The article does not explain why they are no longer involved.
Neil Druckmann confirmed he is no longer involved in making Season 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us.
Naughty Dog, the game’s developer, is also no longer involved in producing the series’ third season.
Season 2 introduced Abby Anderson, played by Kaitlyn Dever, and killed Joel Miller, played by Pedro Pascal.
The series was co-created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann and is based on a Naughty Dog game.
Season 3 is expected to premiere on HBO in 2027.
- Who
- Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog are no longer involved in making Season 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us.
- What
- The show is moving forward with a third season without Druckmann or Naughty Dog involved in its production.
- When
- Season 3 is expected to premiere in 2027.
- Where
- On HBO.
- Why
- The article does not state why Druckmann and Naughty Dog are no longer involved.
- Series
- The Last of Us
- Season affected
- Season 3
- Confirmed change
- Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog are no longer involved in making the third season.
- Series creators
- Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann
- Season 2 developments
- Abby Anderson was introduced and Joel Miller was killed.
- Expected premiere
- 2027
- Network
- HBO