First trailer drops for The Last of Us season 2

The first trailer has dropped for The Last of Us season 2.

The show, which is an adaptation of the beloved game series, was a massive hit in its first season.

Pedro Pascal was cast in the role of Joel, with him now being one of the most booked and busy blockbuster actors in the world.

Added to that fellow Game of Thrones alumnus Bella Ramsey stars as Ellie, who will be moreso the lead than Pascal in all likelihood heading into season two.

Check out the trailer here:

Joining the cast in season two will be Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, who is expected to be a co-lead for the season alongside Ramsey and Pascal.

Also joining the cast is Jeffrey Wright, who will be playing the mysterious WLF leader Isaac, a role he also played in the games.

The first season, which was a massive critical success, predominantly covered the events of the first game.

Season two, which has a hugely expanded cast, will cover the far more controversial second game The Last Of Us 2.

Whilst the game was mired in controversy upon release, it has a cult following and received numerous positive reviews, mostly praising its story.

Pedro Pascal is returning as Joel (HBO)

IGN gave the game a 10/10, saying of the story: "Taking strides forward in nearly every way, Ellie steps into the spotlight and carries the sequel in a manner that feels like the culmination of everything that’s made Naughty Dog’s blockbuster storytelling so memorable since the original Uncharted on the PlayStation 3. It delivers a layered, emotionally shattering story."

Also joining the cast is Isabela Merced, who will play Dina, Young Mazino, who will play Jesse, and Spencer Lord, who will play Owen.

Add to that the returning Gabriel Luna, and Danny Ramirez joining as Manny, and the cast is absolutely stacked for season two.

Kaitlyn Dever as Abby (HBO)

Neil Druckmann, the creator of the game who also serves as a writer alongside Chernobyl scribe Craig Mazin, teased a scene in season two recently.

He said: "There's stuff in this season that I'm really excited about, stuff that we hinted at.

"One scene in particular comes to mind that I think fans of the game will eat up because it really kind of tells you a lot of backstory of this important character that there wasn't really a way for us to even do that in the game."

Mazin and Druckamnn have spoken in the past on the official The Last of Us podcast about how, in adapting a video game for TV, it allows them to explore characters whose point of view we don't typically see.

This led in part to season one's most critically beloved episode 'Long, Long Time', which explored the backstory of the character of Bill, played by Nick Offerman.