The Final of Us is already proving to be a fungi-laden hit for HBO, so to the shock of no one, the community has introduced that the sequence will return for a second season. To have fun, it’s additionally placing the debut episode of the sequence on-line without spending a dime—for these of you that want as a lot Pedro Pascal and apocalyptic dread as attainable this weekend.
“I’m humbled, honored, and albeit overwhelmed that so many individuals have tuned in and linked with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey. The collaboration with Craig Mazin, our unimaginable solid and crew, and HBO exceeded my already excessive expectations,” sequence government producer and co-director of the unique Naughty Canine recreation, Neil Druckmann, stated of the renewal in a press launch. “Now we have now absolutely the pleasure of having the ability to do it once more with season two! On behalf of everybody at Naughty Canine and PlayStation, thanks!”
“I’m so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I’m much more grateful to the hundreds of thousands of people that have joined us on this journey,” fellow government producer Craig Mazin added. “The viewers has given us the possibility to proceed, and as a fan of the characters and world Neil and Naughty Canine created, I couldn’t be extra able to dive again in.”
When you await season two nonetheless, HBO has introduced that the premiere episode of the sequence is now accessible to observe on-line without spending a dime. The excellent news for followers of Pedro Pascal is that for as soon as this really applies exterior of the U.S. as effectively, at the very least in a restricted capability. In addition to making the primary episode accessible to observe without spending a dime via HBO Max, UK community Sky, HBO’s licensee within the nation, has uploaded the episode to its personal YouTube channel, for these geoblocked by entry to Max. Sadly, you do should be residing within the UK to observe it, which is sort of apocalyptic sufficient already.
It’s a wise transfer, contemplating the thrill across the sequence, in addition to the truth that the premiere is about as near a 1:1 adaptation of the scenes it mirrors from the unique recreation as we’ve gotten in Final of Us to date. Can’t crack jokes about simply watching the cutscenes from the sport as an alternative in the event you can really simply watch the episode!
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New episodes of The Final of Us air on HBO and HBO Max on Sundays—keep tuned to io9 this weekend for our recap of the upcoming third episode.
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