United Kingdom, May 20 -- 'The Last of Us' might get a fourth season.

The HBO show - which is based on Naughty Dog's survival game series of the same name - is currently airing its second season, and while a third season has been confirmed, producer Craig Mazin has said a fourth may be necessary to wrap up the story.

Speaking with Collider, Mazin said: "There are natural perforations in the narrative where you can go, 'Okay, let's tear it here'.

"I think there's a decent chance that Season 3 will be longer than Season 2, just because the manner of that narrative and the opportunities it affords us are a little different.

"The thing about Joel's death is that it's so impactful. It's such a narrative nuclear bomb that it's hard to wande...