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The Future of The Last of Us: To Continue or Not?

Despite the controversies and creative choices, both Mason and Druckmann are cautiously optimistic about a third season, though details remain vague. The series' producers openly acknowledge that future seasons may diverge significantly from the next game installment—if it exists at all.

Neil Druckmann has signaled that there likely won't be a Last of Us Part III, implying that the series might become an ongoing narrative entity independent of the original gaming story. This approach could mirror The Walking Dead, which after exhausting source material, resorted to improvisation and original storytelling to sustain its lifespan.