The last of us continues to click with the audience. HBO’s live-action adaptation of the Naughty Dog and PlayStation video game set another series climax with Sunday’s Episode 4, which drew 7.5 million viewers through HBO Max and linear broadcasts on HBO. In its third consecutive week of viewership growth, The last of us According to the network, viewership was 17% higher than Episode 3 on January 29, and 60% higher than the series’ record premiere on January 15. The show, which scored an early second-season renewal after airing just two episodes, marked HBO’s second-biggest debut ever — behind only Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon – when it premiered last month to rave reviews.
Sunday’s episode 4, titled “Please Hold My Hand,” follows survivors Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in Kansas City’s post-apocalyptic quarantine zone, where the ruthless Kathleen’s (Melanie Lynskey) rebel faction hunts down the brothers. Henry (Lamar Johnson). ) and Sam (Keivon Wood). It’s a detour on Joel and Ellie’s road trip to Wyoming, where Joel’s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) will point them to the Fireflies who are supposedly working on a cure for the fungal Cordyceps infection that has devastated the world.
Episode 5 will then stream early ahead of its linear premiere on HBO. The episode, titled “Endure and Survive,” will premiere Friday, February 10 on HBO Max and HBO On Demand, two full days before airing on HBO on Super Bowl Sunday at its usual night and time.
“Craig and Neil, along with EP Carolyn Strauss and the rest of our phenomenal cast and crew, defined a genre with their masterful debut season of The Last of Us,” Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Movies said in an announcement statement The last of us season 2. “After wrapping up this unforgettable first season, I can’t wait to see this team outdo themselves again with season two.”
New episodes of The last of us premieres Sunday on HBO and HBO Max through the season one finale on March 12. Follow for more The last of us on Comic.
