Author-director Neil Druckmann dropped out of HBO’s The Final of Us TV present to concentrate on Naughty Canine’s gaming output, together with Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. In a brand new interview, he stated Season 3–which, once more, he had no direct involvement in, will “wrap up” the collection. He additionally revealed that, not like Seasons 1 and a pair of, Naughty Canine “didn’t have a inventive position within the course” of Season 3.
Druckmann stated this to The Washington Put up, confirming, “I wasn’t concerned in shaping this season’s inventive course,” nor was Naughty Canine concerned. “So I can not personally converse to how manufacturing is progressing,” he stated.
The Final of Us ending after Season 3 can be no shock, as HBO administration stated that may doubtless occur. Druckmann was very carefully concerned in Seasons 1 and a pair of; he co-wrote a number of the episodes and directed two.
Druckmann went on to say that Naughty Canine stays “the steward of this IP” and although the HBO present may be coming to an finish, he teased, “We’re not accomplished with The Final of Us.”
He went on to say, “There is a couple initiatives within the works that, when the time is true, I am very excited to speak about.”
This is not the primary time that Druckmann has teased future The Final of Us initiatives. Earlier this 12 months, he stated there are “a number of stops that stay on the highway forward” for the collection.
Druckmann has closely teased {that a} third The Final of Us recreation may be on the best way. We additionally know that Naughty Canine has had no less than two new video games in growth since 2023, certainly one of which is Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet–the opposite is a thriller. Naughty Canine had vital sources devoted to The Final of Us On-line, however the undertaking was finally canceled.
Troy Baker, in the meantime, who performed Joel within the recreation collection, stated this 12 months that, “I positively know we have not seen the final of Joel.”