The Last of Us is recasting a key character ahead of Season 3.
Danny Ramirez, who originated the on-screen version of Manny in Season 2, is not returning for Season 3. His exit from the show is attributed to scheduling conflicts, per Variety.
Because of this, the show is recasting the role. It is unclear which specific project Ramirez has that is conflicting with the Season 3 shoot. He is in post-production for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday, which has undergone reshoots, and should be expected to return for its sequel, Avengers: Secret Awards.
Ramirez plays Joaquin Torres / Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, originating the role in Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and reprising that role in Captain America: Brave New World.
Who else starred in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2?
The Last of Us‘s Season 2 cast included Pedro Pascal as Joel, Bella Ramsey as Ellie, Gabriel Luna as Tommy, and Rutina Wesley as Maria, along with Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen and Jeffrey Wright as Isaac. Catherine O’Hara guest starred.
In Season 2, “five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.”
In the series, Manny is a former firefly and ally to Abby.
The series is based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog.
Neil Druckmann is not returning for Season 3
Season 2 was written executive produced by Craig Mazin and video game co-creator Neil Druckmann, though Druckmann isn’t returning for Season 3. The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television. Other executive producers are produced by Carolyn Strauss, Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O’Connor, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Evan Wells. Halley Gross is a writer and co-executive producer. The production companies PlayStation Productions, Word Games, Mighty Mint and Naughty Dog.