The “Last of Us” picks up five years where the story left off. Season 2 of the Emmy-winning series lands Joel and Ellie in Wyoming, and settled into everyday life with an ensemble cast of returning characters and new faces protecting their fortress from the infected.

After an Emmy-winning debut season in 2023, “The Last of Us” returns for Season 2 tonight. The first season was inspired by the hit video game of the same name that followed a global pandemic stemming from a mass fungal infection;