The Last of Us s2 cast: who plays Abby and is she in the game? Full cast
- The Last of Us season 2 premiered in April 2025, featuring Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and drawing over 5 million viewers for its first episode on HBO and Max.
- The season follows Abby's revenge for Joel, who killed her father in season 1, a storyline adapted from the game's early shocking events that the show makes clearer upfront.
- Kaitlyn Dever portrayed Abby while grieving her motherโs recent death, which added emotional depth to her performance and was acknowledged by the production team's flexibility.
- The premiere episode had a 13% viewership increase over season 1's pilot, signaling strong fan response and contributing to HBO's renewal of the series for a third season.
- The third season is expected in early 2027, likely resolving Abby and Ellieโs conflict by adapting the second half of the second game, with uncertainty about future seasons beyond that point.
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The Last of Us season 3: Everything we know so far
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The Last of Us s2 cast: who plays Abby and is she in the game? Full cast
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Who Is 'The Last of Us' Star Kaitlyn Dever's Boyfriend? All About Fellow Actor Ethan Dawes
The actress and director first sparked romance rumors in December 2024Stefanie Keenan/VF25/WireImage Kaitlyn Dever and Ethan Dawes attend the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 02, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Kaitlyn Dever is starting to share glimpses of her new romance with her boyfriend, Ethan Dawes.The Booksmart star seemingly confirmed her relationship with โฆ
Kaitlyn Dever Filmed Her First โLast of Usโ Scene Just 3 Days After Her Motherโs Funeral
In a deeply emotional revelation, actress Kaitlyn Dever has shared that she was grieving the loss of her mother when she stepped onto the set of HBOโs highly anticipated second season of The Last of Us. Dever, who will portray the controversial and complex character Abby, opened up to Entertainment Weekly about the unimaginable emotional weight she carried into production. Her mother, Kathy Dever, passed away from stage 4 metastatic breast canceโฆ
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