‘The Last Of Us’ creator distances himself from season three of HBO series, tease more games

The Last Of Us creator Neil Druckmann has distanced himself from the third and final season of the HBO adaptation, but teased more projects are “in the works”. READ MORE: Loading Leonida: what we learned from the ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Extended Look on Netflix Druckmann was co-writer and director on the first two seasons of HBO’s The Last Of Us adaptation. However, shortly after the season two finale aired, he announced he would be stepping back from the show alongside original game writer Halley Gross. “Before any meaningful work starts on season three, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, along with my responsibilities as Studio Head and Head of Creative,” Druckmann said in a statement at the time. “I’m deeply thankful for the thoughtful approach and dedication the talented cast and crew took to adapting The Last Of Us Part I and the continued adaptation of The Last Of Us Part 2.” At the time, it was confirmed another member of staff from game developers Naughty Dog would still be involved in the writer’s room for season three b...