Filming for The Last of Us season 3 has been paused. In a major setback for the popular HBO series, has reportedly been put on a hiatus from June 1 to 28, the official British Columbia directory has confirmed, although the reasons for the move hasn't been specified.
The temporary pause has comes just three months after the third season began filming. Despite the shoot being halted, the makers are eyeing to wrap filming in November. According to Screen Rant, the filming could have taken a backseat due to the upcoming World Cup matches.
While fans of the show expressed concern on their social media handles, HBO or the official handle of The Last of Us is yet to share any details regarding the same.
The second season of The Last of Us released on April 13, 2025, and concluded its seven-episode run on May 25, 2025. Adapting the first half of the 2020 video game The Last of Us Part II. The season is set five years after the events of season one.
The new season is set to adapt the latter half of the video game, turning its focus toward Abby. This marks a significant narrative transition following Season 2, which explored the strained dynamic between Joel and Ellie in an increasingly hostile world.
Set in a society that has collapsed two decades after a devastating outbreak, the series originally followed Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), across a dangerous United States. What begins as a simple mission evolves into a deeply emotional and perilous journey, binding the two together in unexpected ways.
Besides Bella Ramey as Ellie and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, the cast of season 3 also sees Gabriel Luna as Tommy Miller, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Spencer Lord as Owen, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Patrick Wilson as Abby's father Jerry, Jason Ritter as Hanley, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Manny, Jeffrey Wright as Isaac Dixon and Li Jun Li as Miriam.
Craig Mazin continues as the sole showrunner for Season 3, after co-creating the series with Neil Druckmann, the creative force behind the original Naughty Dog game.
