**FREE** PH Awards: THE LAST OF US: S2

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Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind. (Description courtesy of HBO Max)

Editor Timothy Good, ACE is currently editing the hit series THE LAST OF US, for which he was nominated for a 2025 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Picture Editing For A Drama Series for the episode “Through the Valley.” He won a 2023 Emmy Award for his work on season 1 of the series. Good also edited the acclaimed season1 episode, “Long, Long Time,” featuring the love story between characters Bill and Frank. Prior to his work on THE LAST OF US, Good edited a wide variety of TV series and miniseries, including WHEN WE RISE, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY and FRINGE. He also worked on classic series such as the original GOSSIP GIRL and THE O.C.

Craig Mazin is the multiple Emmy® Award-winning co-creator, executive producer, writer and director of the hit HBO series THE LAST OF US. Praised by audiences and critics alike, the series earned 24 Emmy® nominations and eight wins for its first season. Mazin returned as showrunner for Season Two, which premiered in April and continued the series’ emotionally rich storytelling while deepening its exploration of the complex moral landscape of a post-apocalyptic world. Inspired by the acclaimed video game sequel, the new season broadened the show’s scope and emotional resonance, earning 17 Emmy® nominations, a 92% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes® and drawing over 37 million worldwide viewers. Previously, Mazin created and served as writer and executive producer of HBO’s limited series CHERNOBYL, which earned him two Emmys®, a Golden Globe®, a BAFTA, a Peabody Award, and honors from the Writers Guild, Producers Guild, Television Critics Association, and the American Film Institute.