Neil Druckmann, head of the PlayStation studio Naughty Dog and co-creator of The Last of Us, is stepping away from the HBO show based on the 2013 game and its 2020 sequel to focus his work on Naughty Dog's next game. On Instagram, the studio published the following statement from Druckmann:

"The Last of Us" is getting a behind-the-scenes shakeup. Neil Druckmann, the mind behind the "Last of Us" video games on which the acclaimed HBO TV series is based, is stepping away from his creative involvement in the show,

Neil Druckmann, the co-creator of the hit HBO series and the writer of the game on which it is based, announced Wednesday that he would be stepping away from the show ahead of its third season.