The Final of Us season 2 has lastly arrived, and with it comes the heartbreak that followers have anticipated. With numerous estrangements and new relationships forming between characters, viewers are dying to search out out what occurs between Joel and Ellie. After that season 1 cliffhanger, the duo is now estranged within the second season, which is ready 5 years later. And as authentic followers know, Joel dies within the online game storyline. So, what is going to occur to him within the TV present?
Beneath, Hollywood Life is breaking down every part we all know to date about Joel’s future.
Who Does Pedro Pascal Play in The Final of Us?
Pedro Pascal performs the function of Joel, who begrudgingly varieties an alliance with Bella Ramsey‘s character, Ellie, in season 1. However after bonding, Joel turns into Ellie’s unofficial protecting guardian as they journey throughout a ruined post-apocalyptic United States.
Is Pedro Pascal Nonetheless in The Final of Us Season 2?
Sure, Pedro stars in season 2 of The Final of Us. Because the season is simply starting, it’s unclear what number of episodes he seems in, however it’s protected to imagine that it’s most of them if not all.
Whereas talking at Selection‘s March 2025 press convention, Pedro avoided disclosing any spoilers about Joel, however he famous that he was “grateful to be again and but, on the similar time, this expertise, greater than another I’ve had, is difficult for me to separate what the characters are going by way of and the way it makes me really feel, in a approach that isn’t very wholesome. And so I type of really feel their ache.”
Pedro additionally mentioned his character’s relationship with Gabriel Luna‘s Tommy.
“I believe that there was only a very, very properly positioned arc for us,” Pedro identified, referring to their characters. “I began the season with [Gabriel]. We began season 1 collectively on D-Day, proper? And so there was a type of bonding, initiation course of, entering into all of it. … I really feel prefer it was a lovely setup by [show creators] Craig [Mazin] and Neil [Druckmann] that the very first thing that I bought to shoot was simply you and I and in type of an intimate setting. There’s extremely painful distance between the 2 of them and the taking part in of the scene, however we nonetheless bought to be on set and fuck round and giggle and stuff like that. And that was extremely comforting, that was like coming residence.”
Does Joel Die in The Final of Us Season 2?
The solid has remained tight-lipped about Joel’s destiny, however followers of the unique online game collection know that the character finally dies. HBO viewers are hoping that showrunners and the writers of The Final of Us modified Joel’s course.
