Some The Last Of Us Season 2 Filming Theories May Be Correct (Sort Of)

HBO's The Last of Us season 2 production is in full swing, and showrunner Craig Mazin had a vague response to the circulating fan theories surrounding leaked set photos.

Created by Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the critically acclaimed The Last of Us started filming season 2 in Vancouver, Canada on February 12 after industry strikes caused production delays, with a wrap-up set for August 21. While The Last of Us season 1 followed and expanded upon the story and characters of the award-winning video game, season two will follow the narrative of the more controversial The Last of Us Part 2. Because of The Last of Us Part II's complex story, fans have developed theories on how the show's second season will adapt the material, with some believing the series will change the narrative structure.

In Mazin's March 12 return to his podcast Scriptnotes, co-hosted with John August, he provides an update on how The Last of Us season 2 filming is coming along, saying he's nearly done directing the first episode of the season. While he hints that a few days are left in different locations, he hasn't shied away from peeking at the internet and its «clever» fans, who have begun piecing together theories on what's to come based on pictures of where the crew has been filming. «I wish I could put my arm around each one of them and say ‘No.’ Most of the theories are incorrect, some of them are half ways correct, some of the conjecture is like 28% correct, but I do enjoy it all.» He seemingly thinks the speculation is fun just as much as the fans do, even if what they know of what's to come is a dark depressive cloud looming over them.

After a standstill of forgiveness from the end of the first game, Part II follows Ellie's quest for revenge after witnessing the brutal untimely death of Joel at the hands of Abby, who was coincidentally on her own revenge path. The Last of Us Part 2 got a lot of flack for switching perspectives halfway through the game at Ellie and Abby's climatic meeting,