«What will happen to Joel in the second season of The Last of Us? All we know»
13 april 2025 в 21:37
The second season of The Last of Us has finally been released, and with it came the anticipation of the heartache that fans were waiting for. With various rifts and new relationships forming between characters, viewers are dying to find out what will happen between Joel and Ellie. After the cliffhanger of the first season, the duo is now at odds in the second season, which takes place five years later. And as original fans know, Joel dies in the video game’s storyline. So what will happen to him in the TV show?
Below, Hollywood Life breaks down everything we know so far about Joel’s future.
Pedro Pascal plays the role of Joel, who reluctantly forms an alliance with Bella Ramsey’s character, Ellie, in the first season. But after bonding, Joel becomes Ellie’s unofficial guardian as they travel through the post-apocalyptic United States.
Yes, Pedro is starring in the second season of The Last of Us. Since the season has just begun, it is unclear how many episodes he will appear in, but it can be assumed that he will be in most, if not all.
Speaking at a Variety press conference in March 2025, Pedro refrained from revealing any spoilers about Joel, but noted that he is «grateful for the opportunity to return, but at the same time, this experience, more than any other, is difficult for me to separate what the characters are going through and how it makes me feel, in a way that is not very healthy. And so I kind of feel their pain».
Pedro also discussed his character’s relationship with Tommy, played by Gabriel Luna.
«I think we had a very well thought out arc for us», - Pedro emphasized, referring to their characters. «We started the season with [Gabriel]. We started the first season together on D-Day, right? And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, getting into all of this… I feel like it was a beautiful beginning from [show creators] Craig [Mazin] and Neil [Druckmann], that the first thing I had to shoot was just you and me in an intimate setting. There was an incredibly large distance between them in the scene, but we could still be on set, joking and laughing and so on. And it was incredibly comforting, it was like coming home».
The cast remains silent about Joel’s fate, but fans of the original video game know that the character ultimately dies. HBO viewers are hoping that The Last of Us showrunners and writers have changed the course of events for Joel
Below, Hollywood Life breaks down everything we know so far about Joel’s future.
Pedro Pascal plays the role of Joel, who reluctantly forms an alliance with Bella Ramsey’s character, Ellie, in the first season. But after bonding, Joel becomes Ellie’s unofficial guardian as they travel through the post-apocalyptic United States.
Yes, Pedro is starring in the second season of The Last of Us. Since the season has just begun, it is unclear how many episodes he will appear in, but it can be assumed that he will be in most, if not all.
Speaking at a Variety press conference in March 2025, Pedro refrained from revealing any spoilers about Joel, but noted that he is «grateful for the opportunity to return, but at the same time, this experience, more than any other, is difficult for me to separate what the characters are going through and how it makes me feel, in a way that is not very healthy. And so I kind of feel their pain».
Pedro also discussed his character’s relationship with Tommy, played by Gabriel Luna.
«I think we had a very well thought out arc for us», - Pedro emphasized, referring to their characters. «We started the season with [Gabriel]. We started the first season together on D-Day, right? And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, getting into all of this… I feel like it was a beautiful beginning from [show creators] Craig [Mazin] and Neil [Druckmann], that the first thing I had to shoot was just you and me in an intimate setting. There was an incredibly large distance between them in the scene, but we could still be on set, joking and laughing and so on. And it was incredibly comforting, it was like coming home».
The cast remains silent about Joel’s fate, but fans of the original video game know that the character ultimately dies. HBO viewers are hoping that The Last of Us showrunners and writers have changed the course of events for Joel
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