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The second season of the series The Last Of Us promises to be even more brutal — the creators announced the appearance of cunning and fast stalkers.
These piercing mutants have long been familiar to fans of The Last of Us game series. Now, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have confirmed the presence of new types of infected, including stalkers. And actor Pedro Pascal himself says that this season will test the favorite characters.
«It’s definitely a bigger, far more ambitious, and risk-taking season. And, if it can even be imagined, further tests our strength against a world we’re already afraid to be in», — Pascal adds.
In The Last of Us universe, most of the infected are aggressive but dumb virus carriers who act instinctively. Clickers can be easily fooled by throwing a bottle or a rock the other way. But stalkers are a wholly different level of threat. They are smarter, faster, and more dangerous. These mutants can act in groups, organize ambushes, and even wait for the perfect moment to attack.
They were not shown in the first season, although they were present in some missions in the original game. But now they decided to add them, and Neil Druckmann explained why these infected deserve special attention:
«You get to see a different evolution of this infection. It’s kept certain parts of their brain alive, so they are smarter. They coordinate and hide and do things that we’ve never seen any other infected do on this show», — Druckmann adds.
That is, while ordinary infected people turn into uncontrollable killing machines, stalkers are rational predators waiting for the moment to strike. The creators of the series generally mentioned new types of infected, but only hinted at stalkers. Perhaps they decided to hide the others as a surprise.
The second season will cover the events of The Last of Us Part 2 and will unfold five years after the first part. The creators have already promised to show something that was not in the game universe. In addition to the return of Pedro Pascal (Joel) and Bella Ramsey (Ellie), New faces will appear in the cast.
The premierewill take place on April 13 on HBO Max. In addition, fans of the series will find another news: April 3 releases The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PC. As for the possible The Last of Us Part 3, so far, prospects remain vague. Druckmann said the chances are zero (but maybe someone will believe that they are not yet equal to him).