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Neil Druckmann Exits The Last of Us Series Ahead of Season 3

Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:44 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:44 pm
Wow

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UPDATED: Neil Druckmann has announced he is stepping away from “The Last of Us” TV series at HBO.

“I’ve made the difficult decision to step away from my creative involvement in The Last of Us on HBO,” Druckmann said in a statement posted to the official Naughty Dog Instagram account. “With work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, along with my responsibilities as Studio Head and Head of Creative.”


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In addition, Halley Gross has also announced she will no longer be working on the HBO series. Gross previously co-wrote “The Last of Us Part II” with Druckmann and worked as an executive producer and writer on the HBO series.


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This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 4:35 pm
Posted by wareaglepete
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:46 pm to
They are doing a Season 3 of that show? Yuck
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:48 pm to
Somehow The Last of Us just got worse.
Posted by cinemaguy23
Member since Apr 2025
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:53 pm to
This guy is one of the worst things to happen to gaming. Total cancer
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 1:58 pm to
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Somehow The Last of Us just got worse.


Mazin is the big problem, IMO. I wonder if there was a power struggle and HBO chose Mazin
Posted by boogiewoogie1978
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:05 pm to
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Neil Druckmann Exits The Last of Us Series Ahead of Season 3

Maybe he is going to be a dad and spend time with his family.
Posted by drizztiger
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:06 pm to
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Mazin is the big problem, IMO. I wonder if there was a power struggle and HBO chose Mazin
Agree about Mazin. Just listening to him discuss the show highlights the disconnect.
Posted by Corinthians420
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:07 pm to
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Mazin is the big problem, IMO. I wonder if there was a power struggle and HBO chose Mazin

Listening to the podcast last season made it seem like Druckmann wasnt as involved as s1. At least he wasnt on set as much.
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:11 pm
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:11 pm to
Eff Naughty Dog.
Posted by Draco Malfoy
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:14 pm to
Explain this to me like I were 5
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:18 pm to
He knows what is coming, and wants to distance himself.

The blowback is already hurting engagement for Naughty Dog's next project. Baldy McLesbian Space-tacular, I think the name is. . .maybe just head canon, though
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:19 pm
Posted by Jay Are
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:20 pm to
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At least he wasnt on set as much.


This isnt indicative of much.

Tiny Gilroy was 100% in charge of every facet of the direction of Andor. He didn't ever show up to set.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:21 pm to
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This guy is one of the worst things to happen to gaming.

Funniest joke ive heard all day.

For those that don't know uncharted 4 and the last of us are considered 2 of the greatest games created in the modern era.
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:30 pm
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:24 pm to
Neil Druckmann is a Left wing zealot who went out of his way to ruin a very popular gaming IP simply to promote lunatic messaging.

And when fans clearly made their views made on how bad TLOU2 was as a game, Druckmann double downed and called everyone an 'ist and a 'phobe' for not gobbling up the new story line as if ..well, you can figure it out.

I'd post vids that explain further, but some here might get triggered.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:27 pm to
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ruin a very popular gaming IP simply to promote lunatic messaging

He created/wrote The Last of Us. Its literally his story. He didn't take someone elses IP.
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:28 pm
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:32 pm to
Where did I say he took anyone else's IP?


I didn't.

I said he ruined the IP and then attacked the fans who spoke out against his 'creative choices'.

As is their right to do so.
Posted by Corinthians420
Iowa
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:35 pm to
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then attacked the fans who spoke out against his 'creative choices'.


Damn I didn't know he attacked fans. What kind of injuries did they sustain?

Was he arrested?

Seems like the word you may have been looking for was defended his choices in TLOU after a small segment of fans attacked them.

Attack would imply he initiated it.

Nice job with the victim porn spin tho.

"they spoke out, then he attacked them by responding"
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:50 pm
Posted by TheLegend
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:36 pm to
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Agree about Mazin. Just listening to him discuss the show highlights the disconnect.

It still blows my mind he wrote Chernobyl
Posted by This GUN for HIRE
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:44 pm to
Was kind of written for him..
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 7/2/25 at 2:45 pm to
LOU1 Druck was 50% of the creative team. Druck supposedly always wanted to kill off major characters, and make muscle mommies. Even wanted to kill off the main chick in Uncharted 4 The other guy always tempered his impulses. . .forgot baldy's name.

LOU2 was all Druck.His buddy left. Gross chicks, lesbians, and Joel is bitchified and killed.

Pretty much everyone agrees 1 >>>>> 2, even if they like 2.

Some people need that buddy to keep them from going full retard.
This post was edited on 7/2/25 at 2:57 pm
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