The Last of Us Season 2 Cast: Who's New and Coming Back to the HBO Show?

The long-awaited 2nd play of The Last of Us is acceptable to premiere connected April 13, 2025, and it volition bring on immoderate caller faces alongside returning favorites. Much similar the archetypal season, determination volition beryllium immoderate large characters from the games brought to life, similar Kaitlyn Dever's Abby, but it volition besides beryllium introducing immoderate mysterious caller radical similar Catherine O'Hara's Gail.

To assistance get you acceptable Season 2 of The Last of Us, we've created this usher of the formed members you request to cognize earlier Joel and Ellie's escapade successful this fascinating yet terrifying post-apocalyptic satellite continues this month.

The Last of Us TV Show Season 2 New Cast

Kaitlyn Dever arsenic Abby

The biggest question everyone had going into Season 2 of The Last of Us was who was going to play Abby? Thankfully, HBO yet gave america the reply erstwhile it revealed Booksmart and Justified’s Kaitlyn Dever volition beryllium playing her.

Abby is 1 of the playable characters successful The Last of Us Part 2 and has a immense relation to play successful the upcoming story. While we won’t spoil excessively overmuch here, Abby is simply a subordinate of the Fireflies who crosses paths with Joel and Ellie aboriginal successful the 2nd game. HBO has described Abby arsenic a “skilled worker whose black-and-white presumption of the satellite is challenged arsenic she seeks vengeance for those she loved.”

“Our casting process for play 2 has been identical to play one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the characters successful the root material," bid co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann said successful a associated statement. "Nothing matters much than talent, and we’re thrilled to person an acclaimed performer similar Kaitlyn articulation Pedro, Bella and the remainder of our family."

Who Voiced Abby successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Laura Bailey

Young Mazino arsenic Jesse

Beef prima Young Mazino volition beryllium joining Season 2 of The Last of Us arsenic Jesse, a “pillar of the assemblage who puts everyone else’s needs earlier his own, sometimes astatine unspeakable cost.”

Jesse was archetypal introduced successful The Last of Us Part 2 and is simply a person of the patrol groups successful Jackson, Wyoming, a assemblage Joel, Ellie, and Tommy telephone location astatine the opening of the 2nd game. He is simply a person of Ellie and is besides an ex-boyfriend of Dina.

“Young is 1 of those uncommon actors who is instantly undeniable the infinitesimal you spot him," Mazin and Druckmann said. "We’re truthful fortunate to person him, and we can’t hold for the assemblage to spot Young radiance successful our show.”

Who Voiced Jesse successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Stephen Chang

Isabella Merced arsenic Dina

Dora and the Lost City of Gold and Transformers: The Last Knight’s Isabella Merced is playing Dina successful The Last of Us’ 2nd season. For those unfamiliar, Dina is different subordinate of the assemblage of Jackson and is Ellie’s spouse who plays a pivotal relation successful the story. Her narration with Ellie evolves and grows successful galore ways passim the crippled and she is 1 of the strongest voices successful her life. Does she ever perceive to that voice? You’ll person to hold to find out.

“Dina is warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, unsafe and instantly lovable," said Mazin and Druckmann. "You tin hunt everlastingly for an histrion who effortlessly embodies each of those things, oregon you tin find Isabela Merced close away.”

Who Voiced Dina successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Shannon Woodward

Catherine O'Hara arsenic Gail

We don't cognize overmuch astir Catherine O'Hara's Gail arsenic she is simply a caller quality that was created for the series. However, it's wide she volition beryllium playing an important relation arsenic she appears to beryllium Joel's therapist and looks to beryllium helping him header with his large determination from Season 1.

Jeffrey Wright arsenic Isaac

Fans of The Last of Us Part 2 volition beryllium blessed to cognize that Westworld and The Batman's Jeffrey Wright volition beryllium reprising his relation from the crippled arsenic the ruthless Washington Liberation Front person Isaac. He sets events successful question successful a precise large mode successful the game, and we expect this quality to beryllium conscionable arsenic integral successful Season 2 of the Max series.

Who Voiced Isaac successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Jeffrey Wright

Danny Ramirez arsenic Manny

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's and Top Gun: Maverick's Danny Ramirez is playing Manny Alverez, 1 of the members of the Washington Liberation Front and a erstwhile Firefly. He is simply a person of Abby and is considered 1 of the champion soldiers by the person of the WLF, Isaac Dixon.

"A loyal worker whose sunny outlook belies the symptom of aged wounds and a fearfulness that helium volition neglect his friends erstwhile they request him most," the authoritative HBO statement of Manny reads.

Who Voiced Manny successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Alejandro Edda

Ariela Barer arsenic Mel

Runaways' Ariela Barer volition instrumentality connected the relation of Mel, a medic successful the Washington Liberation Front who was a besides a subordinate of the Fireflies. She is simply a person of Abby and is successful a romanticist narration with Owen.

"A young doc whose committedness to redeeming lives is challenged by the realities of warfare and tribalism," the authoritative HBO statement of Mel reads.

Who Voiced Mel successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Ashly Burch

Tati Gabrielle arsenic Nora

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Uncharted's Tati Gabrielle is acceptable to play Nora successful Season 2 of The Last of Us connected HBO. Nora is different subordinate of Abby's 'Salt Lake Crew' alongside Owen, Manny, and Mel. Additionally, she was a medic who worked with Dr. Jerry Anderson.

"A subject medic struggling to travel to presumption with the sins of her past," the authoritative HBO statement of Nora reads.

Who Voiced Nora successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Chelsea Tavares

Spencer Lord arsenic Owen

Spencer Lord, who has appeared successful Family Law, Heartland, and The Good Doctor, is taking connected the relation of Owen, a subordinate of the 'Salt Lake Crew' who was a erstwhile Firefly and is present a worker successful the WLF. He is presently dating Mel but was erstwhile successful a narration with Abby.

"A gentle psyche trapped successful a warrior’s body, condemned to combat an force helium refuses to hate," the authoritative HBO statement of Owen reads.

Who Voiced Owen successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Patrick Fugit

Joe Pantoliana arsenic Eugene, Robert John Burke arsenic Seth, and Noah Lamanna arsenic Kat

HBO precocious announced six much actors that volition beryllium portion of The Last of Us Season 2's cast, but we don't cognize excessively overmuch astir them yet. What's breathtaking is that 3 of them are smaller characters from the games that volition expanded stories and 3 are marque caller characters.

Joe Pantoliano (Memento, The Matrix), Robert John Burke (RoboCop 3), and Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) and they volition each beryllium playing the characters that were archetypal introduced successful the games.

Pantoliano volition beryllium playing Eugene, who was Dina's pot-smoking person successful The Last of Us Part 2. He was lone successful the crippled for a speedy moment, but helium volition beryllium overmuch much important this clip around.

“I get excited erstwhile I spot these opportunities,” showrunner Neil Druckmann said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, I don’t cognize Eugene that well!’ The communicative we told [in the game] was somewhat superficial. The mode this quality comes successful truly gets to the bosom of Joel and Ellie and their relationship.”

Burke volition beryllium playing TLoU Part 2's barroom proprietor and bigot sandwich-giver Seth and Lamanna volition measurement into the shoes of Kat, who is said to person dated Ellie earlier the 2nd game's communicative began.

Image Credits: John Pantoliano (Theo Wargo/Getty Images), Robert John Burke (Jim Spellman/FilmMagic), and Noah Lemanna (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

Alanna Ubach arsenic Hanrahan, Ben Ahlers arsenic Burton, and Hettienne Park arsenic Elise Park

Alanna Ubach (Euphoria, Bombshell), Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), and Hettienne Park (Don't Look Up) person precocious joined the formed of The Last of Us Season 2 arsenic recently created characters Hanrahan, Burton, and Elise Park, respectively.

Image Credits: Alanna Ubach (Monica Schipper/Getty Images), Ben Ahlers (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO), Hettienne Park (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)

The Last of Us TV Show Season 2 Returning Cast

Pedro Pascal arsenic Joel

Pedro Pascal volition erstwhile again beryllium returning arsenic Joel successful the 2nd play of The Last of Us. When we past near Joel, helium had conscionable gone connected a murderous rampage against the Fireflies to prevention Ellie. Marlene explained to Joel that portion the process to spot if Ellie’s assemblage could really pb to a cure would termination her, it would beryllium for the greater good. Joel intelligibly didn’t hold this was the close enactment and rescued Ellie, taking her distant from there.

The last country saw him lying to Ellie and telling her the Fireflies had already failed to make a cure for the cordyceps corruption and that they didn’t request her anymore. He besides chose not to uncover the bloodshed helium near behind. When helium swore to Ellie that what helium said was true, Ellie conscionable gave him an uneasy, “Okay.”

Who Voiced Joel successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Troy Baker

Bella Ramsey arsenic Ellie

Bella Ramsey volition beryllium returning arsenic Ellie successful The Last of Us’ 2nd play and volition erstwhile again prima alongside Pedro Pascal’s Joel. As with Joel, the past clip we saw Ellie was erstwhile she was lied to by Joel astir what happened with the Fireflies astatine that fateful hospital. Ellie was nether anesthesia arsenic she was getting acceptable for a process that would termination her but hopefully find a cure for the cordyceps infection. She didn’t cognize she was going to die.

Joel wasn’t OK with that and rescued her portion sidesplitting galore on the way, yet Ellie was unconscious the full clip truthful didn’t person a prime successful the matter. We don’t cognize precisely what Ellie thinks aft Joel lies to her astatine the extremity of the season, but Season 2 volition nary uncertainty dive heavy into that and what it means for their relationship.

Who Voiced Bella successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Ashley Johnson

Gabriel Luna arsenic Tommy

Tommy is Joel’s member and Gabriel Luna volition beryllium making a instrumentality successful Season 2 arsenic the quality played a large portion successful The Last of Us Part 2. We past saw him successful Jackson with his wife, Maria. Joel had initially asked Tommy to instrumentality Ellie to the Fireflies aft helium admitted helium wasn’t beardown capable to bash it and couldn’t aft the nonaccomplishment of his daughter, Sarah. However, helium changed his caput aft speaking with Ellie and the 2 near Tommy down successful Jackson, but not earlier Tommy said they ever had a location there.

Who Voiced Tommy successful The Last of Us Part 2 Game? Jeffrey Pierce

Rutina Wesley arsenic Maria

Rutina Wesley’s Maria is simply a person of the Jackson assemblage and Tommy’s wife. We past saw her successful Jackson erstwhile she was cutting Ellie’s hairsbreadth and telling her to beryllium cautious who to trust. Wesley volition beryllium backmost for Season 2 and we can't hold to spot what relation she has to play.

Will Marlene oregon Tess Appear successful Season 2 of The Last of Us?

Merle Dandridge arsenic Marlene

Merle Dandridge’s Marlene was killed by Joel successful the last occurrence of The Last of Us’ archetypal season, truthful we won’t beryllium seeing her successful the contiguous clip of Season 2. However, she did look successful flashbacks during The Last of Us Part 2 and precise good whitethorn amusement up again this adjacent play successful that fashion.

Anna Torv arsenic Tess

Anna Torv’s Tess was a smuggler and adjacent person of Joel successful Boston who was with him erstwhile Marlene gave them the ngo to get Ellie retired of the metropolis and to the Fireflies. Unfortunately, Tess sacrificed herself to prevention Joel and Ellie aft she was bitten, and she was controversially killed by a Clicker who “kissed” her with disgusting rima tendrils.

While Tess didn’t look successful The Last of Us Part 2, it’s not retired of the realm of anticipation that we could get different flashback to Joel and Tess’ beingness earlier she died successful the amusement to soma retired their story.

Will Nick Offerman’s Bill and Murray Bartlett’s Frank Return successful The Last of Us?

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The Last of Us’ occurrence which focused connected the communicative of Nick Offerman’s Bill and Murray Bartlett’s Frank was 1 of our favourite of the show’s archetypal season. In fact, we loved it truthful overmuch that we gave it a uncommon 10/10.

“Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett instrumentality connected starring relation duties with elegance, leaving an unmistakably beauteous people connected the amusement arsenic we’re shown a broadside of humanity that makes what Joel and Ellie are warring for worthy saving,” IGN’s Simon Cardy wrote. “It’s an episode, conscionable similar love, that lives agelong successful the representation aft experiencing it.”

While their emotion communicative has sadly ended, determination was anticipation we could spot them again successful different flashback. Offerman adjacent said determination were ideas for a imaginable spin-off prequel bid focused connected the characters.

However, Mazin has unopen down that thought and said Offerman was conscionable joking astir the prequel. “I’m precise arrogant of the occurrence we did with Bill and Frank,” Mazin said. "There won’t beryllium much Bill and Frank. Nick was joking astir a prequel, that was benignant of a joke. We are precise blessed with what we achieved."

For more, cheque retired our breakdown of the ending of The Last of Us Season 1, our The Last of Us Season 2 predictions, and The Last of Us HBO creators connected whether oregon not Joel was close to prevention Ellie.

Note: This communicative was updated connected April 8, 2025, to adhd Catherine O'Hara (Gail) and Jeffrey Wright (Isaac).

Adam Bankhurst is simply a quality writer for IGN. You tin travel him connected Twitter @AdamBankhurst and connected Twitch.