Given the events of The Last of Us Season 2, it shouldn’t be a surprise that next season will be very different. Catherine O’Hara has already described Season 3 as Abby’s story, but now, The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have confirmed that Kaitlyn Dever’s character is taking the lead role.
Mazin and Druckmann made the announcement during a Last of Us FYC Emmy event in New York, via THR. Dever participated in the panel remotely and jokingly acted surprised at the news. Druckmann went on to express his surprise that HBO didn’t push back on Season 3’s shift in perspective.
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