The Last of Us films Season 3 scenes

The big news here is simple: The Last of Us Season 3 is now visibly in production in downtown Vancouver, and the footage fans are seeing is not random background work. Kaitlyn Dever and Kyriana Kratter were both spotted filming, which means HBO is actively shooting Abby-and-Lev material in public-facing city locations right now. (ca.news.yahoo.com) That matters because Season 2 ended by yanking the story toward Abby, and this is the clearest on-the-ground sign yet that Season 3 is really building around her side of the story. ### Why are these set photos a real story? Because they confirm more than “filming is happening.” Vancouver has been dressed up again as post-apocalyptic Seattle, and the actors seen on set were Dever as Abby and Kratter as Lev. (comingsoon.net) That pairing is important on its own — Lev is not a side extra in this story. Lev is one of the characters most tied to Abby’s transformation, so seeing them film together tells you what part of the adaptation HBO is moving into. ### Why does Lev matter so much? If you know the game, you know Lev is central to why Abby stops reading as a pure antagonist. If you do not know the game, the short version is that Lev is one of the people who forces Abby’s story into something more complicated than revenge. (ca.news.yahoo.com) HBO cast Kratter as Lev and Michelle Mao as Yara in March, which was the first strong signal that Season 3 would lean hard into that arc. The new Vancouver shoot makes that feel concrete instead of theoretical. ### Didn’t HBO already say Season 3 was Abby’s season? Basically, yes. Neil Druckmann said back in June 2025 that Season 3 would focus on Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby. So the current filming doesn’t reveal the broad direction from scratch — that part was already out there. (ca.news.yahoo.com) What it does reveal is momentum. HBO is no longer just talking about the perspective shift. It is shooting that shift in the street, in daylight, with Abby and Lev at the center. ### What has Craig Mazin been teasing? Mazin has been pretty blunt that Season 3 is going to get morally messy. He described the next stretch as one where viewers are “denied your heroes,” which is a neat way of saying the show wants to break the clean hero-villain sorting system people naturally build around Ellie and Abby. (variety.com) That lines up with the source material, but it also tells you HBO is not backing away from the most divisive part of the story. It is leaning into it. ### Who else is joining this part of the story? HBO has been filling out Abby’s world over the last two months. Variety reported recurring roles for Patrick Wilson and Jason Ritter, and later reported that Li Jun Li — coming off Sinners — joined as Miriam, the mother of Lev and Yara. (variety.com) Those additions matter because they widen the social world around Abby instead of treating her as a one-season detour. ### Why Vancouver again? Because Vancouver is effectively standing in for Seattle, just like it has before. Local coverage says Season 3 began shooting in early March and is expected to continue through late November. So what fans are seeing now is likely one slice of a long production schedule, not a quick pickup. (comingsoon.net) The city-scale outdoor work suggests HBO is deep enough into the season to stage major story beats, not just interiors. ### So what should fans take from this? The useful takeaway is not “Season 3 exists.” Everyone already knew that. The useful takeaway is that HBO is now visibly executing the Abby pivot, with Lev beside her, while the creators keep warning that the next season will scramble audience loyalties on purpose. (variety.com) In other words — the controversial part is no longer coming. It is here. (ca.news.yahoo.com)