United Kingdom, March 11 -- Neil Druckmann has teased there's a "dramatic reason" behind the spores' return in 'The Last of Us' Season 2.

The HBO show - which is based on Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic game series of the same name - will introduce the spores in the second season after they were absent from the first, and now Naughty Dog boss Druckmann has promised there is a good reason why they will appear.

Speaking at SXSW 2025, he said: "The reason [we're doing it now], I mean, we really wanted to figure it out, and again, everything has to be drama. There had to be a dramatic reason of introducing it now. And there is."

'The Last of Us' show - which stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey - had swapped spores for tendrils in Season 1, ...