Many theories have been made regarding Catherine O’Hara’s character in The Last of Us season 2: Eugene or Esther? The Prophet?—and it appears that HBO’s most recent teaser trailer has verified her involvement. Major roles from The Last of Us Part II have been confirmed for the majority of the season 2 new cast members, including Jeffrey Wright repeating his video game role as Isaac Dixon and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby and Isabela Merced as Dina. However, O’Hara’s character has been a secret ever since her casting was revealed.

The teaser for The Last of Us season 2 arrives at the end of a Max 2024-2025 preview that also teases shows like The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy, and The White Lotus season 3. It showcases plenty of exciting sequences from the game, like Abby getting chased by a horde or Ellie fighting clickers in an abandoned subway station. But the teaser is framed by Joel’s confession of what happened at the Fireflies’ hospital – and that framing device seems to confirm O’Hara’s role.