The bloater, horde and dogs in s2 of ‘The Last of Us’, and how they were made

February 5, 2026

A brand new video interview with Wētā FX.

We got to‬ sit down with Wētā FX visual effects supervisor Nick Epstein and Wētā FX animation supervisor Dennis Yoo to discuss the VFX of HBO’s The Last of Us season 2. We talk the Jackson battle, crafting and simulating the horde, and building the bloater. And we discuss those AMAZING dogs.

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