The Last of Us Season 2’s Release Date. The Last of Us ‘ second season wasn’t expected to premiere until the start of 2025 before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Even with 1 day ago · After much speculation, Kaitlyn Dever was finally confirmed to be playing Abby in The Last of Us Season 2 on 9th January 2024. Dever is well known for her role as Amy Antsler in Booksmart, Showrunner Craig Mazin previously revealed in conversation with Variety that production on Season 2 of The Last of Us will start on February 12, 2024 - more than a year after HBO handed out Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are likely to be back for The Last of Us season 2, which is on its way to HBO, even if we don’t know when the release date might be. vC8y2Dv.