Episodes in the second season of The Last of Us will also be available to watch in American Sign Language (ASL).
Max announced today that each episode will have an ASL version available, and season one of the series will also be available in ASL starting on March 31, 2025, a couple of weeks before the second season premiere.
The move makes The Last of Us the first show on Max offered with ASL. Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns HBO and Max, has previously offered ASL versions of several movies, including Barbie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
“We are thrilled to expand our ASL program and debut our first HBO Original series in ASL with The Last of Us,” Naomi Waibel, SVP of Global Product Management at Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement. “This debut brings the show to life in an authentic and fully accessible way for Deaf audiences and is another meaningful step towards our goal of offering an inclusive streaming experience.”
The Last of Us with ASL is performed by Daniel Durant (Coda) and Leila Hanaumi (Barbie with ASL). Hanaumi also directed the first season of The Last of Us with ASL.
The episodes will include “with ASL” in their titles and will show up on Max with key art featuring the sign language symbol.
The second season of The Last of Us premieres on Max on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. ET.
