The Last of Us Season 2 will premiere on HBO this April.HBO confirmed that the next season of The Last of Us will air on Sunday, April 13 at 9pm ET/PT as well as stream on Max. It will run for seven episodes. The channel has also released new character posters of Joel, Ellie, and Abby to celebrate the release date.Set five years after the events of the first season, The Last of Us Season 2 will pick up with Joel and Ellie who are living with Joels brother Tommy on their commune in Montana. The next season will adapt the second game in the series, The Last of Us Part 2, so players should be familiar with what is about to unfold.PlayJoining Pedro Pascals Joel and Bella Ramseys Ellie will be some new faces including Kaityln Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazine as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, and Tati Gabrielle as Nora. Gabrielle will also be playing the main protagonist of Naughty Dogs next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.Check out the character posters in the gallery below.The Last of Us Season 2 Character PostersThe first season of The Last of Us was a hit for HBO. Created by Chernobyls Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog studio head Neil Druckmann, the series won numerous Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards and was nominated for five Primetime Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor, Lead Actress, Outstanding Director, and Outstanding Writing.The success of the first season means HBO is very excited for more of The Last of Us with HBOs Francesca Orsi seemingly confirming that the show will run for a total for four seasons. Meaning this new season will certainly not be adapting the full game.Check out our review of The Last of Us season 1 here.Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor.Image Credit: HBO