TLOU Composer Teases Season 4 Rumors

The composer behind HBO's wildly successful The Last of Us TV series has confirmed there will be "at least two more seasons," strongly indicating Season 4 is in development.

"There'll be at least two more seasons, no question," Jake Staley revealed during an interview on The Last of Us: Savage Starlight podcast. "At minimum. That's all I can share right now."

This announcement doesn't come as a complete shock - last month, showrunner Craig Mazin hinted that a fourth season would likely be necessary to properly conclude the story. He explained that wrapping up The Last of Us' narrative from the two Naughty Dog video games in just Season 3 "would take forever." While there's a "good possibility" Season 3 might be extended, Mazin concluded that "there's simply no way to finish this story in just three seasons."

HBO has celebrated the overwhelming success of The Last of Us Season 2, reporting that a wave of new viewers has expanded the show's global audience beyond 90 million since Season 1 concluded. However, they noted that Season 2's finale saw lower viewership due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Mazin and Neil Druckmann recently shared an intriguing detail: they haven't finalized how much screen time some fan-favorite characters will receive in future seasons.

The creative team from HBO's adaptation appeared at IGN Live last weekend to analyze key moments in the game-to-TV transition and discuss the creative process behind pivotal scenes including Joel's death, the horde attack, the planetarium sequence, and others.