The head of HBO, CaseyBloyshas always been an open and clear person, in addition to having earned the title of being a master at releasing small updates with big implications for the viewers, and this time it is about the highly anticipated television adaptation of the game The Last of Us heading for service.
We say this since during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the broadcaster/premium cable network’s Emmy success this year where they garnered 155 nominations across 24 different shows, Bloys was asked about the future of various projects in the works at HBO, including the PlayStation favorite.
So when asked about his release window, Bloys replied: “It’s closer to early 2023”a release date for next year was already well planned, but that we can see it at the beginning of the year will have many of the fans of the franchise really excited to shorten the wait.
Additionally, while talking more about his upcoming year of programming, Bloys added: “By that time, we’ll have been through the second season of Sex Lives of College Girls, White Lotus 2, The Idol, Last of Us, Succession, Julia, Hacks, Barry and Righteous Gemstones. It’s a pretty jam-packed lineup again. We could be talking about any number of those shows!”. Bloys also had a response about how things have been for HBO since the Warner Bros. Discovery merger happened, noting specifically how CEO David Zaslav has been as the new boss:
“David has been nothing but supportive of what we’re doing creatively. He appreciates me and the team and makes it clear that he values what we do. He’s been nothing but supportive. This happened when AT&T took over, a lot of business as usual decisions were reframed as follows: ‘Well, AT&T should make them do this.’”
“Whether it’s Demimonde or a show being canceled or renewed, we’re running a scheduling service that has daily needs and decisions that need to be made. no scenario where David is looking over my shoulder and weighing whether we should renew or cancel something. Everyday decisions have been reframed as a reflection of what the new regime is doing and that is not the case here.”