THE LAST OF US Returns to Crave with Record-Breaking Streaming Viewership

(TORONTO) April 14, 2025 – HBO’s THE LAST OF US returned to Crave with phenomenal success, boasting a 23% increase in streaming viewership compared to the Season 1 premiere. The Season 2 debut episode achieved the third-highest season premiere Day 1 streaming numbers in Crave history, surpassed only by the premieres of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2, and GAME OF THRONES Season 8. THE LAST OF US reigned supreme as the #1 title on Crave on Sunday night, and leading up to its anticipated Season 2 premiere, streaming viewership for Season 1 rose by 124% week-over-week. Season 2 of the smash-hit HBO series THE LAST OF US airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. Five years after the events of the first season, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind. Returning cast alongside Pascal and Ramsey are Gabriel Luna as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria. New cast includes Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, Danny Ramirez as Manny, and Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, with Catherine O’Hara guest starring. Source: mParticle/Adobe Analytics, Streams to Crave Website and Apps. Increase Over S1 Debut based on Sunday Night Streams of THE LAST OF US S2:E1 vs. THE LAST OF US S1:E1. Week-over-week S1 Viewership growth based on subs watching S1 during week of April 7-13 vs. March 31-April 6.

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