HBO renews ‘The Final of Us’ for a second season

Prepare for extra clickers, quips from Ellie and maybe a trip to a decaying Seattle: HBO has renewed The Last of Us for a second season. That is not precisely a shock, as the variation of Naughty Canine’s video games is already a huge hit for the network. Some 22 million folks have now watched the primary episode, 5 instances the quantity of people that tuned in on the premiere evening 12 days in the past. The present additionally noticed the largest second-week jump in viewers figures of any authentic HBO drama collection.

If you have not caught The Final of Us but and are curious what all of the hullabaloo is about, there’s some excellent news. Now you can watch the primary episode for free on HBO Max.

The streaming service typically affords free tasters of sure reveals within the hopes of getting viewers hooked and prompting them to subscribe. The primary episode of Recreation of Thrones spin-off Home of the Dragon, one other main success for the platform, is free to observe on each HBO Max and YouTube.

For the uninitiated, The Final of Us relies on a PlayStation 3 (and PS4 and PS5) sport of the identical title. It is typically held up as one of many best examples of storytelling in video video games. It tales the story of a smuggler who reluctantly escorts a teenage woman throughout the US after the world has been ravaged by a fungus that turns folks into terrifying, mutated creatures.

Up to now, HBO’s terrific adaptation has largely adopted the identical story with some sensible deviations and adjustments. Critics have hailed the third episode, which airs this Sunday, as the most effective installment of the season. It focuses on a aspect story that is primarily instructed via a be aware gamers discover within the sport.