The Last of Us Season 3 is filming, and new set footage appears to show Jesse back with Tommy despite Jesse’s Season 2 death. His return likely points to earlier Seattle events, not a resurrection. Season 3 may also shift toward Abby’s perspective and reveal story gaps viewers missed before.
What Does The Last of Us Season 3 Set Video Reveal?
The third season is now filming, and leaked set footage appears to show Jesse with Tommy in Seattle. This matters because Jesse died in the second season. Instead of undoing Jesse’s death, the television series may revisit unseen events as the story shifts toward Abby’s point of view.
Why Is Jesse Back After His Season 2 Death?
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Young Mazino’s Jesse appears alongside Gabriel Luna’s Tommy in footage from the set. The two seem to separate in an alley. HBO has not explained the scene, so there is no proof that Jesse somehow survived.
The second season ended after Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever, confronted Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, at the Seattle theater. Abby shot Jesse during the attack. This makes it more likely that the third season will return to an earlier point in Seattle rather than change Jesse’s fate.
- Timeline clue: Jesse and Tommy traveled to Seattle while Ellie and Dina, played by Isabela Merced, were searching for Abby. The second season did not show everything Jesse and Tommy did during that trip.
- Flashback precedent: The TV show has already used long flashbacks. “The Price” explored Joel, played by Pedro Pascal, and Ellie’s life in Jackson before Joel’s death.
- No resurrection confirmed: None of the reviewed reports says HBO has brought Jesse back to life or changed Jesse’s death.
- Release window: MovieWeb reports that The Last of Us Season 3 is expected in 2027, but HBO has not announced an exact premiere date.
Could Jesse and Tommy Reveal a Seattle Story the Game Never Told?
The footage may reveal more than a familiar character returning. HBO changed parts of Tommy’s Seattle journey from the second game, The Last of Us Part II. That gives the series room to show events that were never fully explored in Naughty Dog’s video game.
The Season 2 finale also reset the timeline to Abby’s point of view. In Part II, players experience the same Seattle period first through Ellie and later through Abby. The television series can use this structure to revisit known events while adding new details about Jesse, Tommy, the Washington Liberation Front, and other characters.
- Missing hours: Season 2 confirms that Jesse and Tommy split up while searching for Ellie and Dina, but viewers never saw Tommy’s full journey.
- Tommy’s role: In the video game, Tommy becomes a serious threat to the WLF during Abby’s part of the story.
- Possible new material: ComicBook.com suggests that the set footage could point to a larger Jesse-and-Tommy storyline created for the television series.
- Abby’s perspective: Revisiting Seattle through Abby could reveal events, conflicts, and character choices that Ellie never witnessed.
- What remains unclear: Craig Mazin and HBO have not confirmed whether the leaked scene is a flashback or how much screen time Jesse will have.
Final Thoughts
The Last of Us Season 3 has plenty for fans to watch for as the Abby story takes a bigger role. HBO renewed the television series, with Craig Mazin continuing to adapt Naughty Dog’s source material.
Jesse’s return could reveal missing Seattle events, while characters like Owen, Mel, Manny, and the WLF remain important. Whether the story reaches a natural end point in a final season or needs two more seasons, new episodes should expand this dangerous world further.
FAQs
Yes, HBO renewed The Last of Us for Season 3, with Craig Mazin leading the adaptation of Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog’s source material.
Bella Ramsey will continue playing Ellie, the teenage girl introduced in the first season, while Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby is expected to have a bigger role.
Pedro Pascal’s Joel could appear through flashbacks, but his return has not been confirmed; Catherine O’Hara and Nick Offerman also show how past characters can remain relevant without changing established events.
Expected characters include Abby, Ellie, Tommy, Owen, Mel, Manny, and WLF figures, with Gabriel Luna, Jeffrey Wright, Spencer Lord, and other cast members tied to the expanding Seattle story.
HBO has not confirmed a final season or fourth season, while Craig Mazin has previously discussed needing more episodes to cover the significantly larger second half of the story.