Home >  News >  Druckmann Explains Spore Return in The Last of Us Season 2

Druckmann Explains Spore Return in The Last of Us Season 2

Authore: EmilyUpdate:Mar 14,2025

The Last of Us Season 2 showrunners, Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, have confirmed the return of spores, a key element absent from Season 1. A recently released HBO trailer hints at their reintroduction, showing Ellie (Bella Ramsey) encountering an infected individual whose exhaled breath releases a cloud of spores.

You can’t stop this. #TheLastOfUs returns April 13 on Max. pic.twitter.com/DH8UzAugIV

— Max (@StreamOnMax) March 8, 2025

Warning! Spoilers for The Last of Us Season 1 follow.