Gabriel Luna teases The Last of Us season 3

The big update here is simple — The Last of Us season 3 is no longer a vague future thing. Gabriel Luna says cameras are already rolling in Vancouver, and he’s heading back to play Tommy as the show moves into its next major structural turn. That matters because season 3 is not just “more episodes.” It looks like the point-of-view handoff fans expected from the game is really happening, and Luna’s comments suggest Tommy may be one of the characters most changed by it. (collider.com) ### What did Gabriel Luna actually say? In a new interview, Luna said production is underway now in Vancouver and called season 3 “an interesting season.” The line people will latch onto is his tease that “Tommy becomes kind of like the boogeyman.” That’s a loaded way to describe a character who, up to now, has mostly been framed as family, backup, and damaged survivor rather than looming threat. (collider.com) ### Why is Tommy suddenly so important? Because season 2 ended with everybody scattered and morally wrecked. Ellie, Dina, and Tommy were all left in dangerous positions as the story tightened around Abby. If season 3 follows the same broad lane as The Last of Us Part II, the show now has room to reframe people(collider.com)ook very different from another character’s vantage point. That last part is an inference, but it fits the direction HBO has already signaled. (collider.com) ### Is this really becoming Abby’s season? Basically, yes. Trade reporting around season 3 has been pretty direct that Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby will lead the story as the adaptation shifts perspective. That was always the giant formal trick in Part II — the game asks you to revisit the same conflict from the other side. The show appears to be keeping that spine, even if it reshapes details for TV. (deadline.com) ### What else changed behind the scenes? One real shift is creative control. Neil Druckmann stepped back from writing and directing duties for season 3, while staying on as co-creator and executive producer. Craig Mazin is now the sole showrunner and writer named in the main season-3 reporting. That does not automatically m(deadline.com)ifferent day-to-day creative setup than before. (deadline.com) ### Are there new cast clues? Yes — and one of them is more specific than the early chatter suggested. Li Jun Li has joined season 3 as Miriam, the mother of Lev and Yara, not in some mystery role. That points to more Seraphite material ahead. Earlier reports also said Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson joined in recurring roles, while Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Spencer Lord were promoted to series regulars. (variety.com) ### So what is the “heroes look different” idea? Turns out that’s the real story here. When a revenge narrative flips perspective, the same person can read as protector in one episode and monster in the next. Luna calling Tommy “the boogeyman” sounds like exactly that kind of reframing. Not a random character twist — (variety.com)g until the camera moves. (collider.com) ### When will people actually see it? No premiere date is locked in from the reporting here, but filming has started, which is the clearest sign yet that HBO is deep into the next phase rather than just developing it. Some season trackers point to 2027, but the firmer news right now is production, cast expansion, and the perspective shift. (collider.com) ### Bottom line? Season 3 looks like the season where The Last of Us stops asking who the heroes are and starts asking who gets to tell the story. Luna’s Tommy tease makes that feel a lot more concrete. (collider.com)