- The last of us The television show lost one of its showrunners
- Neil Druckmann moves away before the start of work on season 3
- His departure has nothing to do with the bad notes of season 2 of the original HBO Max
The last of us Co-showrunner, Neil Druckmann, made the shock decision to take a step back after HBO’s television adaptation.
In a statement published yesterday (July 2), Druckmann confirmed that he was leaving the project after two seasons. However, Druckmann’s departure has nothing to do with the way The last of us Season 2 was received from general audiences. Instead, Druckmann deviates in order to focus on his responsibilities as a studio manager and president of Naughty Dog – the company that originally created The last of us Video game.
“I made the difficult decision to move away from my creative involvement in the last of us on HBO,” said Druckmann. “With the work completed on season 2 and before any significant work begins on season 3, it’s the right time for me to spend my full goal with Naughty Dog and his future projects, especially by writing and carrying out our next game fascinating Intergalactic: the heretical prophetas well as my responsibilities as a studio chief and chief of creation.
“The co-creation of the show was a strong career moment. It was an honor to work alongside [co-showrunner] Craig Mazin with executive products, manager and write in the past two seasons. I am deeply grateful for the thoughtful approach and the dedication that the talented casting and the crew adapted The last of us left I and the continuous adaptation of The last of us part II. “”
Mazin should now lead only to development The last of us TV show, which should take place for two other seasons. Indeed, The last of us Season 3 was officially announced before the premiere of season 2 and Mazin has since confirmed that he will need a fourth season to adapt The last of us part IIthe complete story.
Look for the light always discovered
It is not known if Druckmann always plans to call him to leave the HBO and Max TV original after having co-entrusted it for two seasons. What is clear, however, is that The last of us“The second season has failed to take over the spark that made its first season such a success.
By reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregation website, The last of us Season 1 was a critical and commercial success; The first entry of the series winning 96% criticism and 86% of audience scores respectively. While The last of us Season 2 was also welcomed by criticism, which gave it a 92%note, everyday viewers do not agree. Currently, the last episode of what had been considered one of the best Max shows has a 37%hearing approval rating.
Things are not much better in vision figures. In May 2023, The last of us Attach a new HBO Max record that has seen each episode attract an average of 32 million viewers in the United States only. Her final of season 1 attracted the AA series, 8.2 million people when she made her debut on March 12, 2023 too.
However, despite season 2 with an average of 37 million viewers during the 90 -day period after its first, its final attracted only 3.7 million. This represents a 55% decrease in the final entrance to his ancestor. Obviously, the creative team of the show has a lot of work in front of them to ensure The last of us Season 3 finds people’s interest.
