Neil Druckmann, co-creator of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” has announced he will step back from the hit series before Season 3. He plans to focus on leading Naughty Dog and developing a new science fiction game.

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.

In a surprising development, HBO's The Last of Us adaptation has lost its co-creator and writer, as Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross will not be a part of the creative team for season