Deadline's It Starts on the Page (Drama) features standout drama series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention. In adapting The Last of Us Part II game for HBO with fellow co-creator Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin knew he had to break one of the cardinal rules of television: Never kill your lead (especially not when they are a complex

Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin have finally confirmed that The Last of Us Season 3 will officially center around the story of a different protagonist. This comes after more than two weeks since the second installment of the acclaimed HBO drama had wrapped up its seven-episode run.

We try to make those violent moments as realistic as possible,” Mazin says about the scene that video game lovers dreaded.

Though the numbers were all sunshine and roses for the second season premiere, the data does show a substantial decline in viewers after episode two - which was when Abby killed Joel, another contentious creative move.

Season 2 of The Last of Us may be over, but it doesn’t mean that fans are ready to let bygones be bygones. While the popular HBO series burst onto the scene with a debut season that received high praise from fans and critics alike,

Given the events of The Last of Us Season 2, it shouldn't be a surprise that next season will be very different. Catherine O'Hara has already described Season 3 as Abby's story, but now, The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have confirmed that Kaitlyn Dever's character is taking the lead role.

Expect some big effects on “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” the latest “The Big Bang Theory” series in development at HBO Max under Chuck Lorre, fellow “Big Bang” creator Bill Prady and screenwriter Zak Penn (“The Avengers”). Speaking Monday at the Banff World Media Festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada, Lorre gave a few tidbits …

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin created The Last of Us, an American post-apocalyptic drama television series for HBO.

The Last of Us' second season concluded last week, after seven episodes. The finale welcomed 3.7 million cross-platform viewers in the US, which was significantly lower than the season's opening episode, which premiered with 5.3 million same-day US cross-platform viewers.

Fans and even Pascal himself are still reeling from his "Last of Us" character's grisly departure in an April episode.