HBO‘s The Last Of Us adaptation has suspended auditions for Season 2 due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.

According to Variety, sources close to the show’s production have confirmed that the show had begun preparations for its casting process, but have decided to halt operations earlier this week.

Other sources told the outlet that actors auditioning for season two were told to read lines directly from The Last Of Us Part II, the 2020 PlayStation game that season two of the HBO series will be based on.

Earlier this year, co-creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin revealed that Season 2 will be adapted into “more than one season” of television, with an even bigger production than the first.

Variety also reports that although strikes will continue, the production hopes to begin filming in Vancouver early next year.

Additionally, Mazin has reportedly been spotted at ongoing strikes and is not currently involved in any writing, producing or casting work for season two due to the strike.

Druckmann is also reportedly not working on the second season at this time.

The series, which premiered earlier this year, is based on the Naughty Dog game of the same name. Taking place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed by a fungi-adjacent apocalypse, it follows Joel (Pedro Pascal), a man who’s just trying to survive in this world, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl who may very well be humanity’s last hope.

Other shows and films that have been impacted by the strike include Stranger Things, Blade, Daredevil: Born Again, Yellowjackets, Abbott Elementary and many more.