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Neil Druckmann Says There’s a 'Dramatic Reason' Spores Are Back for The Last of Us Season 2

Author : Oliver Mar 22,2025

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, showrunners for HBO's The Last of Us, have confirmed the return of spores in Season 2, a key element absent from the first season. A recently released trailer offers a glimpse of this reintroduction, showing Ellie (Bella Ramsey) encountering an infected individual whose exhaled breath releases a cloud of spores.

You can’t stop this.#TheLastOfUs returns April 13 on Max. pic.twitter.com/DH8UzAugIV
— Max (@StreamOnMax) March 8, 2025

Warning! Spoilers for The Last of Us Season 1 follow.

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