It’s September 26, and which means it’s The Final of Us Day, in response to developer Naughty Canine. That is the in-universe date during which the cordyceps fungus outbreak started within the unique PlayStation 3 sport, and it has since turn into a real-world “celebration” of the sequence, full with merch gross sales and teases for upcoming initiatives. For the reason that multiplayer challenge Naughty Canine has been engaged on has been canned, there isn’t actually any massive online game information this yr. Nevertheless, that little HBO present that received a bunch of awards has a second season on the way in which, and we did get a brand new teaser.
The 2-minute trailer is about to Pearl Jam’s “Future Days,” which followers will know is a pivotal tune in The Final of Us Half II. We see a number of recognizable scenes from the sequel right here, together with Pedro Pascal’s Joel educating Bella Ramsey’s Ellie play guitar, a central second from the sport that makes use of the Pearl Jam tune to put on its themes of dropping oneself when dropping one other actual thick. So it appears just like the present will likely be adapting that scene fairly faithfully, however we don’t know in the event that they’re studying the identical tune contemplating the present’s timeline begins in 2003, 10 years sooner than the sport’s, for some motive. Thus, the tune would have by no means been recorded in 2013. We later see Ellie enjoying guitar for her girlfriend Dina (Isabela Merced) and coping with the Seraphite cult primarily based in The Final of Us’ model of Seattle. So it does appear like a lot of the second season will cowl Ellie’s revenge tour within the metropolis.
However it may not be that straightforward. We additionally see some flashes of different characters, together with among the finest photographs we’ve gotten but of Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, the co-protagonist of The Final of Us Half II who’s the playable character for a lot of the sport’s second half. On condition that the occasions we see within the trailer appear to be largely Ellie-centric, it’s unclear simply how a lot of her we’ll see within the second season, although HBO has confirmed it plans to divide the sport’s narrative into a number of seasons. Nevertheless, provided that we see Jeffrey Wright as Isaac on this trailer, who doesn’t seem within the first half of the sport earlier than Abby takes middle stage, it does look like the present is taking some liberties with the divided construction of the sport.
Different notable appearances embody returning actors Gabriel Luna as Joel’s brother Tommy and Rutina Wesley as his spouse Maria. We additionally get our first take a look at Younger Mazino as Jesse, who appears to be serving to construct shelter on the Jackson, Wyoming city Joel and Ellie dwell in.
Like the primary teaser, we additionally get a glimpse of what seems to be a remedy session for Joel with a brand new character performed by Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’Hara. It’s unclear how a lot Joel is definitely going to be on this season, however once more, the present appears to be taking some inventive liberties with the supply materials. We additionally see what appears prefer it could possibly be one of many final scenes in The Final of Us Half II during which Joel and Ellie have a big dialog on his again porch, so I’m undecided simply how the present may play with the sport’s construction. I assume we’ll discover out when the present premieres on Max in 2025.
