With its inherent differences in making an adaptation, we can ensure that in general terms season 1 of ‘The Last of Us’, which ended this morning on HBO Max, has followed Naughty Dog’s game quite faithfully. Something that can go further in season 2, since its creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann assure that It will be quite different from ‘The Last of Us Part II’.
Although they have not released much information or specific details in which they will vary with respect to the video game, which is located five years after the end of the first, yes we know that the season is going to fall short to adapt all the material they want. A few weeks ago they dropped that there are plans beyond the next installment.
In addition, they have affirmed that we will have a greater dose of infected, one of the great deficiencies and criticisms that the series received. “It is quite possible that there will be many more infected later. And maybe different types»claimed Craig Mazin, suggesting that we will see some of the monsters that swarmed in the second part.
question of characters
The reason why during season 1 the infected count has been quite low is simple. According to Druckman: “If he didn’t move the character and was just for show, it was an easy cut for us.” A writing process that they want to continue testing. In THR, the writers stated:
“Our process works. Our process is to discuss everything, to agree that no matter how much we disagree, we will find a way to agree. There is no veto power here. Nobody gets away with it, it’s a “we’ll find the solution”. And to keep the script process just as it was, quite lonely and monkish… I think it will be somewhat more efficient in our process, which means we have more time to do more complicated things.”
With tweaks here and there, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann They are clear that they continue to bet on differentiating video game series… even a little more:
«It will be different. How this season was different. Sometimes it will be radically different and other times it will hardly be. But it will be different and it will be its own move. It won’t be exactly like the game. It will be the series that Neil and I want to do.”