The hotly-anticipated second chapter of The Last of Us has just announced an exact release date.
It was previously shared that the series inspired by the video game of the same name would return to HBO in April, but now the network has confirmed season two will begin airing on April 13.
Season two will see Joel and Ellie, played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, return to face more zombie clickers in the midst of post-apocalyptic mayhem.
The upcoming instalment will focus on video game sequel The Last of Us: Part II, and will feature a five-year time jump for the characters.
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The cast is getting bigger this time around, with Kaitlyn Dever cast as Abby, a survivor from a different faction who ends up at odds with Ellie as she seeks revenge for a loved one.
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Fans caught a glimpse of Dever as Abby in the teaser, with the character telling Ellie: "It doesn't matter if you have a code like me. There are just some things everyone agrees are just wrong."
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More additions to the ensemble are Isabela Merced, who's set to play Ellie's new love interest Dina and can be seen slow dancing with Ramsey's character in the teaser, and Jeffrey Wright. Wright reprises his role as militia leader Isaac Dixon, who he originally played through motion capture in The Last of Us Part II video game.
Rounding out the stacked cast are also You's Tati Gabrielle, Beef's Young Mazino, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's Catherine O'Hara, Riverdale's Spencer Lord, Top Gun: Maverick's Danny Ramirez and Runaways' Ariela Barer.
The Last of Us airs on HBO in the US, and on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW in the UK. Season 2 will premiere on April 13.
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