The Last of Us Season 3 casts Peter Sarsgaard as Seraphite leader Amon

Peter Sarsgaard is joining The Last of Us Season 3 as Amon, the leader of the Seraphites. Deadline reports the role is a recurring one with major story implications — and Amon is a completely original character invented for the show, not found anywhere in the games.

The Seraphites are a violent religious cult in The Last of Us Part II, known for brutal methods and primitive weapons like bows. Season 3 is expected to put Abby's story front and center, which means the Seraphites — including the outcast kids Lev and Yara — will play a bigger role than ever. Sarsgaard brings serious credentials to the part: over 70 acting credits spanning Garden State, Jarhead, The Batman, and Green Lantern, plus Emmy nominations for both Dopesick and Presumed Innocent on the TV side. He's not the only new addition — Patrick Wilson is playing Abby's father Jerry, and Jason Ritter joins as Hanley, a WLF soldier, both original characters built for the show. Craig Mazin is running Season 3 solo after Neil Druckmann's departure.

Production in Vancouver is currently on a mid-shoot hiatus of roughly a month because the city is a World Cup regional venue, causing local disruptions HBO didn't want to work around. The World Cup final lands on July 19. Deadline says filming is expected to continue through the end of 2026, with Season 3 arriving in 2027. It's widely expected to be the show's final season, covering the back half of The Last of Us Part II — there are no current plans to go beyond the existing games.

Kaitlyn Dever returns as Abby, and Bella Ramsey will appear as Ellie, though Ramsey has said they're planning to move away from this type of role after the show wraps. As for what comes next in the game series, The Last of Us Part III is rumored to be in development at Naughty Dog, but nothing is confirmed — the studio is currently focused on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.