In addition, Halley Gross has also announced she will no longer be working on the HBO series. Gross previously co-wrote “The Last of Us Part II” with Druckmann and worked as an executive producer and writer on the HBO series.

Neil Druckmann, co-creator of 'The Last of Us,' has departed the HBO series ahead of Season 3 to focus on Naughty Dog's 'Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.' Halley Gross also steps back, leaving Craig Mazin as sole showrunner.

Neil Druckmann, who co-created and directed the Naughty Dog video games for Sony Playstation and has been quite hands on throughout the first two seasons of the TV adaptation, will take a step back from the series creatively for Season 3, sources confirm to Deadline.