‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Cast: Meet the New Faces Joining Joel and Ellie

   

Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us, Season 2, 2025

With the premiere of The Last of Us Season 2 quickly approaching, we can’t help but excitedly look ahead at what’s in store for Joel, Ellie and the countless newcomers that are set to fill our screen and bring this second installment to life. Season 1 of the HBO hit series took viewers on an emotional adventure of sacrifice and turmoil as it chronicled life after a deadly fungal outbreak changed the world as we know it. A smuggler named Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, is tasked with bringing young Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, to a faraway hospital, as her immunity to the virus means she could be the ticket to finding a cure. Their treacherous journey is full of danger and heart, and if the second season is anything like the first, we can only brace ourselves for what’s to come. Here, get to know the cast bringing Season 2 of The Last of Us to life. 

 

Pedro Pascal as Joel

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us, Season 2, 2025

Pascal will reprise his role as Joel, a smuggler hardened by the outbreak that continues to rage on into Season 2. While the specifics of what’s in store for his character are unknown, the second season will jump five years ahead of the first, as he and Ellie are “drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”