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The Last of Us – Season 2, Episode 1 Future Days

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The Last of Us – Season 2, Episode 1

Future Days

Aired Apr 13, 2025

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Five years later; while Joel seeks help in mending his relationship with a distant Ellie, the now 19-year-old encounters a new threat.

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Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey once again prove to be an unyielding life-force in Future Days, the Season 2 opener which lights an unshakable fire for the fungus-ridden ride to come.

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Neil Druckmann

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Craig Mazin

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Pedro Pascal

Joel

Bella Ramsey

Ellie

Rose Lam

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Jacqueline Lesko

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Alan Sepinwall

Rolling Stone

Apr 15

Despite Ellie’s roiling emotions, she and Dina also make an excellent -- if easily amused (and amusing) -- team when it comes to taking out infected.

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Ben Travers

IndieWire

Apr 15

A-

Throughout the Season 2 premiere, “Future Days,” writer and director Craig Mazin repeatedly makes clear that the monsters are moving in, if not already here.

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Keith Phipps

New York Magazine/Vulture

Apr 14

4/5

A compelling and ominous return, “Future Days” establishes a new status quo for the series, one based around Jackson.

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Maria Lattila

Film Stories

Jul 9

Episode 1 sets season 2 up as a thematically complex, hugely intriguing season.

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Kate Sánchez

But Why Tho?

Apr 28

5/10

There is nothing special about The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1, and Abby’s drastic change remains the series’ worst choice

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Apr 25

Pascal and Ramsey do exceptional work (as always) but it's newcomers like Devers, Mazino, Merced, and O'Hara who make big impressions in only a few scenes. The premiere spends lots of time laying a foundation, but the world building is impressively rich

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Synopsis

Five years later; while Joel seeks help in mending his relationship with a distant Ellie, the now 19-year-old encounters a new threat.

Creator: Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin
Executive Producer: Neil Druckmann, Asad Qizilbash, Carolyn Strauss, Carter Swan, Evan Wells
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 13, 2025