The Last Of Us Season 3 Filming End Timeline & Release Addressed By Gabriel Luna After Pause Rumors

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Last of Us season 2.EXCLUSIVE: The Last of Us season 3 is taking over Vancouver.

The Last of Us franchise began with the release of the first game created by Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley, and Naughty Dog, with The Last of Us Part II breaking records by winning over 320 Game of the Year awards. The release of the post-apocalyptic video game led to multiple expansions, remakes, and a beloved HBO adaptation that has broken viewership records with each release. Now, the stars of HBO's adaptation are bringing their characters to life once again with the return of the highly successful series.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Tatiana Hullender for Dexter: Resurrection season 2, Gabriel Luna addressed his new character in Showtime and Paramount's hit crime series, as well as addressing his character's return for The Last of Us season 3. Luna portrays the younger brother of Joel Miller (played by Pedro Pascal), named Tommy Miller, and is a former soldier who has taken on a role as a leader and protector of a community trying to survive. Luna has shared an insight into season 3's filming timeline and its release:

ScreenRant: Of course, we're also awaiting the return of Tommy in The Last of Us season three. Where are you in that filming, and can we still expect a 2027 release?

Gabriel Luna: Oh, I don't know when the release is, but we are making it right now. I'm in Vancouver, and we'll be filming through the end of the year.

I'm not sure exactly what the rest of the schedule holds, but I know I come back at some point. We've been working on this since March, and I've been here since this summer off and on. We get to finish the job, and it's a really awesome crescendo to this story that we're getting to commit to the screen for those who know the source material.

I'm just really excited. It's been wonderful, and it's also been kind of sad. It's an end-of-an-era type thing. One by one, everyone is finishing their work and going off, and just us as a small family now. The last of us, yeah! The last of us remain.

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Luna shares that he will be returning for season 3, after it was confirmed that the third and final season of HBO's adaptation would be focusing more on the character Abby Anderson (played by Kaitlyn Dever), mirroring the video game that the season is based on titled The Last of Us Part II. Despite co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin's hopes to continue the story, it appears that The Last of Us will be ending with season 3 following the departure of original game director Neil Druckmann.

The Last of Us season 3 began filming in March in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was brought into the spotlight following a temporary production pause for a month due to the World Cup fixtures. It was initially expected to wrap in November, but Luna's comments suggest that filming could potentially carry through into early 2027. With Luna's comments, it appears a release timeline may look like late 2027 to early 2028 for the upcoming final season of the record-breaking adaptation.

Season 3 of HBO's The Last of Us will be bringing Tommy Miller back onto the screen as a man torn up in grief following the murder of his brother. Season 2's dramatic conclusion saw Abby holding Tommy at gunpoint as they prepare to leave Seattle before shooting Jesse (played by Young Mazino) in the head, before she begins turning her attention to Tommy and is stopped by Ellie (played by Bella Ramsay) in a tense altercation with consequences still yet to be revealed.

While the future of HBO's adaptation remains uncertain, The Last of Us season 3 continues filming in 2027 with a release date still undetermined.