Season 2 of The Last of Us is set to premiere in just over a month, and a new trailer has revealed a major addition from the game that was absent in season 1: airborne spores. In the footage, Ellie is seen approaching an infected person releasing spores into the air, and she is notably not wearing a gas mask, reinforcing her immunity. In recent comments, showrunner Neil Druckmann confirmed that the virus will now spread via airborne spores, explaining that their introduction has a “dramatic reason” tied to the story.