US Edition‘The Last of Us’ Season 3: Clea DuVall Joins Series With Manny Recast Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
- Earlier this year, HBO's The Last of Us moved into Season 3 with the series' sole showrunner, following Neil Druckmann's departure, and added Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. to the cast.
- On July 2, 2025, Druckmann announced via Instagram that he was leaving the production before Season 3 took root, to focus on Naughty Dog and its upcoming projects.
- The story for Season 3 is poised to shift to Abby's point of view, as Season 2 ended with Abby killing Jesse and confronting Ellie, setting up Ellie's revenge arc.
- No premiere date has been announced by HBO, with Season 3 listed as TBA while the executive producer team, including Carolyn Strauss, remains attached, and no strike delays are reported.
- The Last of Us began as a Naughty Dog game co-created by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley before the series, which debuted Season 1 in January 2023 and Season 2 in April 2025, after Season 1 concluded on March 12, 2023.
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'The Last Of Us' Taps Jorge Lendeborg Jr. To Replace Danny Ramirez As Manny
After Danny Ramirez had to leave HBO’s The Last of Us ahead of Season 3, the series has now found the actor’s replacement. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. will take over the role from Ramirez when the show comes back for Season 3. Clea DuVall has also joined the cast, per Deadline. In the series, Manny is a former firefly and ally to Abby. DuVall will play a seraphite in Season 3. Why did Danny Ramirez leave ‘The Last of Us’? Ramirez’s exit from the show ha…
'The Last of Us' season 3 finds new Manny after Danny Ramirez bows out
Clea Duvall also joins the cast as an Seraphite.Danny Ramirez on 'The Last of Us Season'; Jorge Lendeborg Jr. at the 'Spider-Man Far From Home' premiere in Hollywood Liane Hentscher/HBO; Gregg DeGuire/WireImageThe Last of Us has found its new Manny to take over for Danny Ramirez in season 3.Jorge Lendeborg Jr., of the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man movies, is set to portray the role moving forward, Entertainment Weekly has learned. He joins fellow n…
‘The Last Of Us’ Adds Clea DuVall, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Takes Over Manny Role In Season 3
Clea DuVall (Poker Face) and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Spider-Man: No Way Home) have joined the cast of HBO’s The Last of Us for its upcoming third season. Deadline can reveal exclusively that DuVall will play a seraphite in the adaptation of Naughty Dog’s popular game. Lendeborg Jr. will portray Manny, replacing Danny Ramirez, who played the recurring role in Season 2 but could not return for scheduling reasons. Co-created by Craig Mazin and the…
Although season 2 of The Last of Us generated a lot of division of opinions, HBO Max had already renewed the series that adapts Naughty Dog's video games for a third batch of episodes, which will start from Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) shift to Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).This change also implies that Abby's allies will gain more notoriety than they had in season 2, although one of them will have a little difficulty recognizing it due to a change of actor.La…
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