Everything we know about ‘The Last of Us’ season 2

“The Last of Us Part II” video game is controversial among fans because Joel is unexpectedly and brutally murdered by Abby toward the start of the sequel when his past catches up with him.

In addition to playing as Ellie, gamers are forced to play as Joel’s killer leading up to and after his death in the sequel. As a result, some players harassed and threatened the developers, Druckmann, and voice actors for its story.

Will Joel die in ‘The Last of Us’ season two? It’s likely

Joel’s fate is the question on every fan’s mind, since it’s the major jumping-off point of the sequel game. Even Pascal has admitted his character’s death is a possibility in season two.

In the game, players are constantly outmaneuvering and killing a large number of the people who have been infected and taken over by the cordyceps virus. Though the infected showed up in a few key scenes, they weren’t a main fixture of season one, which placed a large emphasis on character relationships and world-building.

“It’s quite possible that there will be a lot more infected later. And perhaps different kinds,” Mazin said during a press conference for the finale in 2023.

On HBO’s “The Last of Us” podcast, Mazin added that season two will likely further explore the idea of the Cordyceps hive mind and how they can be a major threat together.

“I think this next season, the interconnectivity of them, and the risk of stepping on the wrong thing, that stuff is going to be brought forward more for sure,” Mazin said.