Druckmann Explains Spore Return in The Last of Us Season 2

Author: Christopher Mar 13,2025

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin, showrunners for HBO's The Last of Us, have confirmed the return of spores in Season 2, a key element absent from Season 1. The recently released trailer offers a glimpse of this reintroduction, showing Ellie (Bella Ramsey) encountering an infected 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.