Neil Druckmann

For [[The Last of Us season 2|the second season]] of ''The Last of Us'', based on ''Part II'', Druckmann and Mazin were joined in the [[writers' room]] by Gross and Bo Shim.<ref name="TLOU TV Deadline Writers"/> Druckmann worked on the story during development of ''[[The Last of Us Part II Remastered]]'' (2024), allowing him to revisit and analyze its decisions and intricacies.<ref name="TLOU TV2 EW Remastered"/> He considered himself biased when adapting the "intimately familiar" story and tried to keep an open mind with changes; he and Mazin generally agreed.<ref name="TLOU TV2 Game Informer"/> Druckmann co-wrote the final two episodes with Gross and Mazin,<ref name="TLOU TV WGA"/> and directed "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]" from around May to July 2024;<ref name="TLOU TV DGC S2"/><ref name="TLOU TV DS S2"/> the season premiered in 2025.<ref name="TLOU TV Deadline Directors"/> Several reviewers considered "The Price" the season's best episode;<ref name="TLOU TV2 Esquire Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 TVLine Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 Collider Review"/> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Gene Park called it the season's "best shot, best paced and best written",<ref name="TLOU TV2 WP Review"/> and Druckmann's direction was praised.<ref name="TLOU TV2 IGN Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 Rolling Stone Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 TheWrap Review"/> He was submitted for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] at the [[77th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="TLOU TV2 Emmy"/>

For [[The Last of Us season 2|the second season]] of ''The Last of Us'', based on ''Part II'', Druckmann and Mazin were joined in the [[writers' room]] by Gross and Bo Shim.<ref name="TLOU TV Deadline Writers"/> Druckmann worked on the story during development of ''[[The Last of Us Part II Remastered]]'' (2024), allowing him to revisit and analyze its decisions and intricacies.<ref name="TLOU TV2 EW Remastered"/> He considered himself biased when adapting the "intimately familiar" story and tried to keep an open mind with changes; he and Mazin generally agreed.<ref name="TLOU TV2 Game Informer"/> Druckmann co-wrote the final two episodes with Gross and Mazin,<ref name="TLOU TV WGA"/> and directed "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]" from around May to July 2024;<ref name="TLOU TV DGC S2"/><ref name="TLOU TV DS S2"/> the season premiered in 2025.<ref name="TLOU TV Deadline Directors"/> Several reviewers considered "The Price" the season's best episode;<ref name="TLOU TV2 Esquire Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 TVLine Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 Collider Review"/> ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Gene Park called it the season's "best shot, best paced and best written",<ref name="TLOU TV2 WP Review"/> and Druckmann's direction was praised.<ref name="TLOU TV2 IGN Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 Rolling Stone Review"/><ref name="TLOU TV2 TheWrap Review"/> He was submitted for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] at the [[77th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref name="TLOU TV2 Emmy"/>

At [[Summer Game Fest]] in June 2022, Druckmann revealed he was working on a new game;<ref name="GamesRadar 2022"/> he later said he was assembling a writers' room to be "structured more like a TV show" than any of Naughty Dog's previous projects.<ref name="TLOU TV New Yorker"/> In August, Druckmann revealed he was writing and directing the game,<ref name="GameSpot Unannounced"/> for which he later said was the "most excited he has ever been".<ref name="Variety Leaders"/> The game, ''[[Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]'', was announced at [[The Game Awards 2024|the Game Awards]] in December 2024. It has been in development since 2020.<ref name="Intergalactic Announce"/> Druckmann is leading development alongside co-game directors Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau<ref name="Intergalactic GamesRadar"/><ref name="Intergalactic Game Rant"/> and co-writer and narrative director Claire Carré. He is also working in a producing capacity on an unannounced game at Naughty Dog. Druckmann enjoyed splitting his time between projects,<ref name="Intergalactic IGN Carre"/> particularly in returning to Naughty Dog and seeing the work done by Gallant, Margenau, and Carré.<ref name="Intergalactic Press X"/> In 2025, he featured on an episode of ''Creator to Creator'' alongside film director [[Alex Garland]].<ref name="GameSpot Garland"/> In July 2025, he and [[Halley Gross]] stepped away from creative duties on the television adaptation of ''The Last of Us'' to focus on his duties at Naughty Dog, including work on ''Intergalactic''.<ref name="TLOU TV3 Variety"/>

At [[Summer Game Fest]] in June 2022, Druckmann revealed he was working on a new game;<ref name="GamesRadar 2022"/> he later said he was assembling a writers' room to be "structured more like a TV show" than any of Naughty Dog's previous projects.<ref name="TLOU TV New Yorker"/> In August, Druckmann revealed he was writing and directing the game,<ref name="GameSpot Unannounced"/> for which he later said was the "most excited he has ever been".<ref name="Variety Leaders"/> The game, ''[[Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]'', was announced at [[The Game Awards 2024|the Game Awards]] in December 2024. It has been in development since 2020.<ref name="Intergalactic Announce"/> Druckmann is leading development alongside co-game directors Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau<ref name="Intergalactic GamesRadar"/><ref name="Intergalactic Game Rant"/> and co-writer and narrative director Claire Carré. He is also working in a producing capacity on an unannounced game at Naughty Dog. Druckmann enjoyed splitting his time between projects,<ref name="Intergalactic IGN Carre"/> particularly in returning to Naughty Dog and seeing the work done by Gallant, Margenau, and Carré.<ref name="Intergalactic Press X"/> In 2025, he featured on an episode of ''Creator to Creator'' alongside film director [[Alex Garland]].<ref name="GameSpot Garland"/> In July, he stepped away from creative duties on the television adaptation of ''The Last of Us'' to focus on his duties at Naughty Dog, including work on ''Intergalactic''.<ref name="TLOU TV3 Variety"/>

== Writing style ==

== Writing style ==

| 2022 || ''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]'' || {{No}} || {{Partial|Executive}} || {{No}} || Film || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Uncharted Film Deadline"/>

| 2022 || ''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]'' || {{No}} || {{Partial|Executive}} || {{No}} || Film || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Uncharted Film Deadline"/>

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| 2023–2025 || ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' || {{Yes|Yes{{efn|Directed "[[Infected (The Last of Us)|Infected]]"<ref name="TLOU TV THR Review"/> and "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]"<ref name="TLOU TV2 WP Review"/>}}}} || {{Partial|Executive}} || {{Yes|Yes{{efn|Wrote "[[Left Behind (The Last of Us)|Left Behind]]". Co-wrote "[[When You're Lost in the Darkness]]" and "[[Look for the Light]]" with [[Craig Mazin]],<ref name="TLOU TV Writers"/> "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]" and "[[Convergence (The Last of Us)|Convergence]]" with [[Halley Gross]] and Mazin.<ref name="TLOU TV WGA"/>}}}} || Television series; also co-creator, co-showrunner for Season 1 and Season 2(2023–2025) || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="TLOU TV3 Variety"/>

| 2023–present || ''[[The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' || {{Yes|Yes{{efn|Directed "[[Infected (The Last of Us)|Infected]]"<ref name="TLOU TV THR Review"/> and "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]"<ref name="TLOU TV2 WP Review"/>}}}} || {{Partial|Executive}} || {{Yes|Yes{{efn|Wrote "[[Left Behind (The Last of Us)|Left Behind]]". Co-wrote "[[When You're Lost in the Darkness]]" and "[[Look for the Light]]" with [[Craig Mazin]],<ref name="TLOU TV Writers"/> "[[The Price (The Last of Us)|The Price]]" and "[[Convergence (The Last of Us)|Convergence]]" with [[Halley Gross]] and Mazin.<ref name="TLOU TV WGA"/>}}}} || Television series; also co-creator, co-showrunner (2023–2025) || style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="TLOU TV3 Variety"/>

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