Albertans are sad because "The Last of Us" season 2 won't be filmed here

Mar 31 2023, 10:11 pm

The filming location for season two of The Last Of Us has been unveiled, and Alberta residents are a little sad it won’t be returning to the province.

AĀ second season of the hit HBO series, based on the critical and commercial blockbuster PlayStation video game, was announced a few episodes into the first seasonā€™s airing. The first season was filmed in various locations across Alberta, including Calgary, Edmonton, and Canmore.

Rumours swirled about VancouverĀ being the primary filming location for the second season, which follows the events ofĀ The Last of Us Part II,Ā the sequel to the first game. A large portion of the events of that game takes place in Seattle, Washington, which Vancouver has turned into for other TV shows and films.

A source with knowledge of the production not authorized to speak on it shared the info with Daily Hive. Vancouver mayor Ken Sim also confirmed the news on Friday afternoon.

ā€œWeā€™re incredibly excited to have one of the largest shows on television choose to film in Vancouver,ā€ said Sim.

While it’s incredibly exciting news for Vancouver, Albertans can’t help but feel a little sad that the wildly popular TV show will not have our skylines in the background of scenes.

“Won’t be near as good as AlbertaĀ šŸ˜’šŸ˜•,” a person reacting to the news wrote on Facebook.

The production was not only a massive economic benefit to the region, but the stars of the show totally captured the hearts of Albertans. A petition is currently going around to have star Pedro Pascal be this year’s Calgary Stampede parade marshal.

Where season twoĀ might take us

The Last of Us Part IIĀ is a direct continuation of the first gameā€™s story, picking up around five years after the original.

Part IIĀ adds new characters, new creatures, and more heartbreak without spoiling anything for those who havenā€™t played the games.

The game takes you to real-life locations in Seattle that have both been devastated by the infection, but some areas have recovered and are thriving. Based on how the first season went, there will surely be some surprises that even players of the second game arenā€™t expecting.

In 2018, Culture Trip wrote about five examples of Vancouver playing Seattle in films.

A few movies, includingĀ Fifty Shades of GreyĀ andĀ Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,Ā stand out. Even theĀ TwilightĀ franchise turned Vancouver into the Pacific Northwest south of the border.

Long story short, more clickers and more pain are on the way.

With files from Laine Mitchell and Amir Ali

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