How to watch HBO's The Last of Us season 2 online in the UK

Joel promised Ellie he was telling the truth – but you know what they say about secrets coming to light eventually, right? As they wrestle with ghosts from their pasts, the once close duo seem to be at serious loggerheads this time round.

The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin has already previously revealed that, just like with season 1, he won’t be afraid to take the narrative in a different direction.

"It will be different. Just as this season was different," he told ComicBook.com. "Sometimes it will be different radically and sometimes it will be barely different at all. But it's going to be different and it will be its own thing."

He added: "It won't be exactly like the game. It will be the show that Neil [Druckmann, co-creator] and I want to make."

With episode 1 out now on HBO Max in the US, fans might be wondering how they can stream new series in the UK.

Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch The Last of Us in the UK.

How to watch The Last of Us in the UK

The Last of Us season 2 airs weekly every Monday on Sky Atlantic at 2am BST. All episodes air simultaneously in the UK and US and will then be available to watch on demand on Sky and NOW.

For those who don’t want to stay up until the early hours, the episodes also air on Sky Atlantic again at 9pm on Mondays.

The series premieres on Monday 21st April and is due to conclude on Monday 26th May.

Where to watch The Last of Us for free in the UK

If you haven’t got Sky but are still desperate to watch The Last of Us, you’re in luck: the show is available to stream live on the Sky-owned NOW streaming service, where you can also watch it on catch-up.

You can watch NOW online on your Windows PC or a Mac by downloading the NOW Player.

If you aren't already subscribed to NOW's entertainment membership, you can do so for £9.99 per month.

Those who are yet to subscribe can watch The Last of Us for free by signing up to NOW's 7-day free trial, which is available for all first-time subscribers, and gives users access to 16 live channels and 300 TV series boxsets.

How many episodes of The Last of Us are there?

There are seven episodes in total of The Last of Us, shorter than season 1 which boasted nine episodes.

How to watch The Last of Us on HBO Max

In the US, The Last of Us airs on HBO at 9pm ET every Sunday night.

While HBO Max may have announced a European launch back in 2021, the streaming platform is unavailable in the UK.

But as detailed in this article, you can get many of the HBO Max titles on Sky and NOW.

What is The Last of Us about?

The sci-fi is based on the wildly popular game of the same name, and is set 20 years after an outbreak of an infectious fungus that turns humans into monsters.

Two decades on from the outbreak, the world has been torn apart – but Ellie holds a secret that could change everything. Season 1 saw Joel tasked with protecting her and taking her across the US, with it proving to be less than an easy task.

The official logline for season 2 reads:"After five years of peace following the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind."

The Last of Us season 1 is available on Sky Atlantic and NOW with an Entertainment Membership. Season 2 will be released in April.

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