The Last of Us is back, and it's The Apprentice final: What's coming up this week

This week, The Last of Us returns to our screens - two years after the drama won over critics and fans alike.

But that's not all the week has in store.

It’s The Apprentice final on BBC One, Alex Garland's new film Warfare is out, and gaming fans have Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to look forward to.

Read on for what's coming up this week...

The first season of The Last of Us was haunting, terrifying, and moving in equal measure.

So there’s a lot to live up to when season two kicks off on Monday.

The TV adaptation of the hit video game stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal as lead characters Ellie and Joel.

Having dodged zombies and ruthless militia in an arduous journey across America in season one, they are now living in Jackson, Wyoming - but danger is never far away.

I've had a sneak preview, and can tell you that the first episode alone is fraught with tension.

And the reviews, so far, have been glowing.

Empire gives it five stars, calling it “television at its peak”, while The Telegraph - which also gives it five stars - says it is “superb”.

A pizza company boss and the owner of an air conditioning firm walk into a boardroom...

Not the start of a bad joke, but something you can actually expect to see in the final of BBC One's The Apprentice, which takes place on Thursday at 9pm.

There were 18 candidates at the start of season 19. Now, after weeks of tasks, firings and cringe-inducing moments, there are just two.

Anisa Khan and Dean Franklin have one last chance to impress business tycoon Lord Sugar, and to win the £250,000 investment.

Anisa said winning wouldn’t just be for her, but also “a win for people who feel like I represent them as well”.

Meanwhile, Dean said he wanted to make his kids proud: “For them to go into school the next morning and say, "My dad's won The Apprentice."

By Helen Bushby, entertainment reporter

It's an intense, immersive experience watching Alex Garland's latest film Warfare, which plunges you almost immediately into the thick of a US military surveillance mission which goes wrong, in Iraq in 2006.

The film's ensemble cast includes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3's Will Poulter and Heartstopper's Kit Connor. They told the BBC they bonded at a tough military bootcamp, where they learned military jargon, gun safety and were pushed beyond their limits.

The cast also shaved each other's heads before filming and got shared tattoos afterwards, speaking about how they wanted to mark what had been a "formative" experience, building lasting friendships.

Based on the memories of soldiers on the surveillance mission in Ramadi, an area controlled by Al Qaeda, the cast also includes Reservation Dogs' D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Shōgun's Cosmo Jarvis, Stranger Things and the forthcoming Beatles biopic's Joseph Quinn, and Riverdale's Charles Melton.

Warfare is out in cinemas on Friday.

By Tom Richardson, Newsbeat reporter

Gaming. Waiting. Two things that often go hand in hand when it comes to new releases (GTA 6, anyone?).

But one wait comes to an end this week with the release of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PlayStation 5. First released on Xbox and PC last December, it was one of 2024's best-reviewed games.

It was praised for its compelling stealth gameplay, puzzling and immersive environments, as well as an uncanny performance from celebrated video game actor Troy Baker in the main role. His portrayal of the world's luckiest archaeologist even got the seal of approval from original Indy Harrison Ford.

PlayStation fans had to hold out because The Great Circle's Swedish developer MachineGames is part of ZeniMax, one of the many gaming companies bought up by Microsoft. The formerly bitter rival has softened its stance on exclusivity of late – a move which has upset some Xbox fans but pleased PS5 owners.

Also out this week is Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2, the concluding part of the Yellowjackets-meets-Stranger-Things narrative adventure from the original makers of the Life is Strange series. There's no platform-exclusive shenanigans with this one – it lands on PS5, Xbox and PC from Tuesday.

• Krapp’s Last Tape, starring Gary Oldman, opens at York Theatre Royal on Monday
• My Master Builder, starring Ewan McGregor and Elizabeth Debicki, opens at Wyndham’s Theatre on Thursday
• The London International Ska Festival starts on Thursday
• Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, hits cinemas on Friday
• The Penguin Lessons also hits cinemas on Friday
• The Fever, starring Cate Blanchett, drops on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday