But the series' exploration of grief and love has been just as emotional as the brutal violence that Ellie was forced to watch, and the season finale doubles down on it all.The finale sees Ellie and Jesse (Young Mazino) head to Seattle to try to find Tommy (Gabriel Luna).

Neil Druckmann, the creator of video game “The Last of Us,” is taking a step back from HBO’s TV adaptation. Druckmann, who was deeply involved in the first two seasons of the drama series as a co-showrunner alongside Craig Mazin, will be limiting his involvement in the show’s upcoming third season, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

The Last of Us HBO's third and fourth seasons won't have Neil Druckmann at the wheel, it's been revealed, nor will it have Halley Gross. Druckmann co-created the original The Last of Us game, and directed The Last of Us Part 2 (which Gross also co-wrote).