The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin and his co-showrunner Neil Druckmann, the game's creator, have teased their plans for the second season of the forthcoming show. The pair revealed that the sequel will adapt the second game in the series much like the first season of the show adapted the first game.
The showrunners made this revelation in a recent feature article for The Hollywood Reporter that also included the show's stars, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. In the article, the two discussed the show's production details, including casting and plot development, among others.
During the interview, Mazin and Druckmann refused to expressly state their plans for a second season, which HBO hasn't yet announced. However, Mazin stated that he doesn't like filler which suggests that the show will stick to the game's story, albeit with a few twists here and there.
Druckmann and Mazin made no secret of their desire to remain faithful to the games' story. Druckmann stated, "We have no plans to tell any stories beyond adapting the games. We won't run into the same issue as Game of Thrones since Part II doesn't end on a cliffhanger." To this statement, Mazin added, "I don't have any interest in a spinning-plates-go-on-forever show. When it becomes a perpetual motion machine, it just can't help but get kind of… stupid. Endings mean everything to me."