HBO’s popular The Last of Us TV show, based on Naughty Dog’s game series, is coming back for its third and possibly final season.
Ahead of its expected 2027 premiere, The Last of Us Season 3 is now in production in Canada, and much of the cast has been revealed, including returning stars and newcomers. In this gallery, we’re rounding up all the cast members we know about so far.
Season 3 won’t have everyone that HBO planned for. Catherine O’Hara was planned to reprise her role as Gail in Season 3, but she passed away in January 2026. Danny Ramirez, meanwhile, who played Manny in Season 2, had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict. He was replaced in the role by Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
It’s expected we will learn more about the Season 3 cast in the weeks and months ahead, so keep checking back for more.
With production on Season 3 now underway, images and video from the set have begun to leak. Recently, we got a closer look at Abby and Lev on a rooftop. Season 3 is expected to debut in 2027.
As for the game series, Naughty Dog is rumored to be working on The Last of Us 3, which would be the developer’s second in-development project, joining the new IP Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
Bella Ramsey as Ellie
Bella Ramsey, one of the main stars of Seasons 1 and 2, is coming back for Season 3, but they aren’t expected to play as big a role. That’s because Season 3 will focus on Abby’s story. We’d be very surprised, however, if Ramsey is totally absent from Season 3, especially if it is indeed the show’s final run of episodes.
Kaitlyn Dever as Abby
Kaitlyn Dever stepped into the world of The Last of Us in Season 2 as Abby, and she’s coming back for Season 3 in a bigger role. As mentioned, that’s because Season 3’s story focuses more on Abby.
Joel (Pedro Pascal) killed Ellie’s father, Jerry, and Abby tracked him down and murdered him with a golf club in Season 2. Then Ellie went after Abby. Season 2 ended in dramatic fashion with Ellie and Abby squaring off.
Patrick Wilson as Jerry
Patrick Wilson known for his roles in The Phantom of the Opera and The Conjuring franchise, will play Jerry. He is Abby’s father, and given that Season 2 took place after Jerry was killed by Joel, we can expect Season 3 to go back in time to show more of his relationship with Abby.
