Last of Us Season 2 Adds Six to Cast

HBO's The Last of Us Season 2, premiering this April, expands its impressive cast with six new additions. Variety revealed the latest additions: Joe Pantoliano ( Memento, The Matrix), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria, Bombshell), Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Hettienne Park (Don’t Look Up), Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3), and Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).

These actors will portray both established characters from the game and entirely new ones. Pantoliano will play Eugene, Ellie and Dina's friend from The Last of Us Part II, whose role will be significantly expanded upon in the show, similar to Bill in Season 1. Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann explained to Variety that this expansion allows for a deeper exploration of Joel and Ellie's relationship. Burke will play Seth, the bar owner from Part II, while Lamanna takes on the role of Kat, a character who dated Ellie before the events of the game. Ubach, Ahlers, and Park will portray new characters: Hanrahan, Burton, and Elise Park, respectively.

This stellar ensemble joins the already announced cast, including Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Isabela Merced as Dina, Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, and Gabriel Luna as Tommy. Given the showrunners' previous hints about adapting Part II over multiple seasons, further casting announcements are likely.

The Last of Us Season 2 premieres April 13th. For more, explore why the show may span four seasons and learn about the inclusion of "pretty brutal" cut content from the game, as revealed by Druckmann.