

“I’m so grateful to Neil Druckmann and HBO for our partnership, and I’m even more grateful to the millions of people who have joined us on this journey,” said executive producer and showrunner Craig Mazin. Furthermore, HBO now says that episode one has reach 22 million viewers domestically since it debuted on Jan. That represents a 22% jump over the 4.7 million who tuned into the first episode, marking the largest week two audience growth for any HBO drama series in the history of the network. In addition to strong reviews to the tune of a 97% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, episode two reached 5.7 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in the U.S.

The first season will run for 10 episodes in total and although we're yet to have confirmation on a second, Ramsey recently said that it's "pretty likely" in an interview with the BBC.The move to renew the series comes as little surprise, as it has been a hit with both critics and audiences. Ellie might hold the key to the future of mankind, so the journey is all the more important. The Last of Us stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian, Narcos, Game of Thrones) as Joel Miller and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) as Ellie, who are tasked with trekking across the post-apocalyptic landscapes of middle-America, while avoiding the zombie-like infected and bandits along the way. Alternatively, Sky Atlantic is also available through other paid TV platforms in Britain, including Virgin Media and BT TV. Once you're done, you might want to continue to view the series and therefore either get Sky Q, a Sky Glass TV, Sky Stream, a Now Entertainment membership, or HBO Max. It will be viewable there in full, though, in up to 1080p. As it's an 18-rated programme, we can't embed it here ourselves (it will just show an "age restricted" message), so you'll have to head to the Sky YouTube channel.
