We’ve known for a long time that the cast and crew have been filming The Last of Us season 3, but it feels like we’ve barely gotten any updates on filming, story, or anything else. But thankfully, actor Gabriel Luna has answered our prayers.
Luna, who portrays Tommy in the HBO series, posted a behind-the-scenes photo of himself and Ty Provost (a stuntman) on Instagram, featuring them relaxing between takes of season 3.
It was officially announced that season 3 would be the show's last, and it makes sense that Luna is still filming. We know Tommy plays a big role in the final moments of The Last of Us Part 2. Production was supposed to be winding down, but the latest rumors suggest that production will continue into the new year. Hopefully, everything will wrap up within the next few months.
I’d say the most likely timeline for season 3 is late 2027 or early 2028. Last year, season 2 premiered in the spring, but there’s no guarantee this will follow the same pattern.
The series itself has been controversial over the last couple of years. While everyone knew a certain character was going to die (if they played the games), other story changes didn’t sit well with many fans. Not long after, Neil Druckmann, the game's original writer and a co-creator of the television show, left the series, making fans wonder what was going on with season 3.
Druckmann said it was so he could focus his time at Naughty Dog, the gaming studio he leads, but still. It was a very curious series of events. Production even paused for a bit, but obviously, things are moving in the right direction now.
What will The Last of Us season 3 be about?
For those who don’t know, season 3 will switch things up. While season 1 followed Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they traveled across the country, and season 2 mainly followed Ellie, season 3 will focus mainly on Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).
While she’s seen as an antagonist in season 2 (since she is a big reason Ellie goes on her search in the first place), season 3 flips the switch and shows things from her point of view, focusing on her time in Seattle during those three days. If you’ve played the games, you know it's a total game-changer for the story.
But how exactly does this involve Tommy if we’re mainly following Abby? Well, Tommy is a sniper, and we saw him shoot at people in season 2; he also traveled to Seattle to help Ellie when she ran off. Abby injured him at the end of the season 2 finale, so there’s going to be some crossover.
And of course, everything needs to tie together at the end, as Abby and Ellie’s stories collide again. It’ll be a whirlwind and a defining moment. I’m assuming Tommy will be involved, too. But if a stunt performer is there, there’ll also be some wild moments where we'll wonder if he’ll make it out alive.
This is the most news we’ve gotten for season 3 in a long time, as casting has been pretty limited, and now we’re just waiting to see where this goes. We know that the motion-capture and voice actress for Abby in the games, Laura Bailey, will have a role in season 3, and a pretty big one at that. We even have an idea of who Laura Bailey will play after so much theorizing.
All we can do is hope for more behind-the-scenes photos and that filming ends soon. I hope we somehow see Jackson again after all this pain and suffering.
You can stream both seasons of The Last of Us on HBO Max.
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