‘Euphoria’ Season 3: Everything We Know So Far

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Image Credit: HBO Euphoria was renewed for play 3 successful 2022. Season 3 has been delayed owed to the writers’ strike. Cast subordinate Angus Cloud died connected July 31 astatine the property of 25.

Euphoria volition instrumentality for play 3, but filming has yet to commencement arsenic of July 2023. Euphoria has go 1 of HBO’s biggest hits, truthful it’s nary astonishment that the amusement rapidly got the greenish airy for play 3. In summation to being a standing juggernaut, Euphoria is the astir tweeted-about amusement of the decade. There was a agelong hold betwixt the archetypal 2 seasons, play 3 has been delayed owed to the ongoing writers’ and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The formed and unit are besides facing the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment of formed subordinate Angus Cloud, who died connected July 31 astatine the property of 25.

Sam [Levinson], Zendaya, and the full formed and unit of Euphoria person taken play 2 to bonzer heights, challenging communicative normal and form, portion maintaining its heart. We couldn’t beryllium much honored to enactment with this gifted, wildly talented squad oregon much excited to proceed our travel with them into play 3,” Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President of HBO Programming, said successful a statement.

The amusement has go truthful immense that it’s officially HBO’s most-watched amusement down Game of Thrones, with per-episode viewership for play 2 averaging implicit 16 cardinal viewers. During the show’s monolithic 2nd season, HBO and the formed revealed connected February 4, 2022, with a elemental video that the amusement would instrumentality for a 3rd season. HollywoodLife has rounded up each the latest quality astir the merchandise date, crippled details, and much that you request to know.

Premiere Date

HBO has not announced Euphoria’s play 3 merchandise date. The web has lone confirmed that a 3rd play is happening. Fans initially speculated that play 3 could premiere successful 2024, but that’s not happening. It’s looking similar 2025 astatine the earliest due to Zendaya’s engaged docket arsenic good arsenic the writers’ and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

“Euphoria is 1 of those that we had begun penning successful tandem with post-production on Idol but astatine this point, we don’t person countless scripts,” Francesca Orsi, HBO’s caput of drama, told Deadline. “We can’t commencement shooting, truthful the transportation of that amusement — ideally successful 2025 — volition beryllium determined connected erstwhile we tin prime backmost up with Sam, who astatine this constituent is each pencils down and conscionable finishing posts connected Idol.”

ZendayaZendaya arsenic Rue Bennett. (HBO)

The amusement has not started filming play 3 yet. When asked astir a imaginable 2024 merchandise date, Zendaya told Entertainment Tonight astatine the show’s For Your Consideration lawsuit successful April 2022: “I deliberation that mightiness beryllium true. I honestly don’t know. There [are] immoderate executives that cognize amended than me, you mightiness wanna inquire them. I’m gonna beryllium engaged for a while.”

The archetypal play premiered successful June 2019, and play 2 didn’t premiere until astir 3 years aboriginal successful January 2022 due to the fact that of COVID-19 delays. There volition apt beryllium different 3-year hold betwixt seasons 2 and 3. Filming is expected to statesman sometime successful 2023, but that could beryllium pushed depending connected the magnitude of the writers’ strike.

In February 2023, Vogue revealed successful a Maude Apatow illustration that play 2 was “not scheduled to statesman shooting until the second fractional of 2023.” Maude admitted that she doesn’t cognize “a azygous thing” astir play 3. “We should beryllium getting scripts and proceeding astir adjacent play soon-ish, but I’m wholly successful the dark!” she added.

Euphoria Season 3 Cast

Zendaya is confirmed to instrumentality arsenic Rue. The histrion reportedly “just closed a large re-negotiation” and volition gain $1 cardinal per occurrence successful play 2, according to Puck.

Additional formed members who are astir a definite happening for play 3 are Hunter Schafer arsenic Jules, Maude Apatow arsenic Lexi, Sydney Sweeney arsenic Cassie, Jacob Elordi arsenic Nate, Alexa Demie arsenic Maddy, Storm Reid arsenic Gia, Nika King arsenic Leslie, and Colman Domingo arsenic Ali.

On August 24, 2022, Barbie Ferreira revealed that she would not beryllium returning for play 3. She confirmed she was leaving the amusement via Instagram Story. Barbie played Kat Hernandez for the archetypal 2 seasons.

“After 4 years of getting to embody the astir peculiar and enigmatic quality Kat, I’m having to accidental a precise teary-eyed goodbye,” Barbie wrote. “I anticipation galore of you could spot yourself successful her similar I did and that she brought you joyousness to spot her travel into the quality she is today. I enactment each my attraction and emotion into her and I anticipation you guys could consciousness it. Love you, Katherine Hernandez.”

Barbie Ferreira conscionable announced that she’s leaving Euphoria THIS CANT BE 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/tqv4XRqhee

— Romar (@um_romer) August 24, 2022

Barbie posted a representation of a drafting by her co-star Hunter Schafer. The drafting was of her quality successful Euphoria.

While determination was immoderate speculation astir Zendaya’s longevity connected the amusement and the anticipation that could beryllium killed off, HBO’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys acceptable the grounds straight. “It’s hard to ideate doing [the] amusement without her, But, again, that would beryllium thing [for] her and Sam to discuss,” Casey told TVLine. He besides added, “She’s going to beryllium successful play 3.”

Dominic Fike, who joined the formed successful play 2 arsenic Elliot, said connected The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that fans should “absolutely” expect to spot him again successful Euphoria play 3. Dominic is besides a instrumentalist and has been fixed the accidental to determine if (or when) his quality volition exit the series.

“Sam was ever giving maine the enactment to leave. He was like, ‘Whenever you privation to spell beryllium a musician, dude, you fto maine know, I’ll termination you [and constitute you disconnected the show],'” Dominic told GQ.

Season 2 ended with what appeared to beryllium Ashtray’s death during a constabulary shootout. However, Javon “Wanna” Walton isn’t giving up each anticipation that we could spot Ash again someday.

Javon WaltonJavon “Wanna” Walton arsenic Ashtray. (HBO)

“Well, you spot [Fez] get arrested, truthful I’m definite helium is going to beryllium successful the backmost of a bull car. And with Ashtray, we’re not 100 percent if he’s dead, due to the fact that you saw perfectly nary blood, right? And you didn’t spot him fall. You did perceive the bullet, but you didn’t spot him get shot. So, determination [are] small things that could potentially bring him back for different season,” Javon told Entertainment Weekly.

Months aboriginal successful August 2022, Javon seemed to person travel to the decision that Ash didn’t marque it retired of the raid alive. “I bash deliberation Ash is dead,” Javon admitted to ET. “As overmuch arsenic I loved EuphoriaI’ve moved on.”

Eric Dane afloat believes Cal volition beryllium backmost for play 3. “There’s gonna beryllium redemption,” helium told Variety. “I mean, that’s the trajectory he’s on. I can’t ideate Cal’s beingness from solitary confinement. It’s pugnacious to enactment Cal into the storyline erstwhile he’s down bars.”

The full formed is incredibly engaged astatine the moment, which is wherefore the amusement hasn’t instantly started filming play 3. Zendaya is finishing up filming Challengers and volition soon statesman filming the Dune sequel. Sydney precocious wrapped filming National Anthem with Halsey and is acceptable to prima successful the upcoming Sony Marvel movie Madame Web.

Hunter was conscionable formed successful The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, portion Jacob has respective films successful the works.

As for Zendaya’s beau Tom Holland, a cameo appearance connected Euphoria inactive hasn’t officially happened yet. The Spider-Man: No Way Home prima has expressed his privation to look connected the deed teen bid astatine immoderate point. “I person been petitioning for this for a agelong time, and it has not happened yet and I’m precise disappointed. I indispensable person travel to sojourn Euphoria astatine slightest 30 times this season,” Tom told IMDb erstwhile talking astir play 2.

He stressed, “I privation to beryllium on Euphoria!” Zendaya responded, “Ok, fto maine speech to immoderate people.” Many fans believed they spotted Tom successful the assemblage during Lexi’s play successful play 2, and Zendaya has remained coy astir whether it not it was truly Tom. “Could be. Could beryllium true. Can’t corroborate oregon deny. The satellite whitethorn ne'er know,” the histrion told Access.

Angus Cloud’s Death

Angus Cloud passed distant abruptly connected July 31, 2023, astatine the young property of 25. His household released a connection announcing his death: “It is with the heaviest bosom that we had to accidental goodbye to an unthinkable quality today. As an artist, a friend, a member and a son, Angus was peculiar to each of america successful truthful galore ways. Last week helium buried his begetter and intensely struggled with this loss. The lone comfortableness we person is knowing Angus is present reunited with his dad, who was his champion friend. Angus was unfastened astir his conflict with intelligence wellness and we anticipation that his passing tin beryllium a reminder to others that they are not unsocial and should not combat this connected their ain successful silence.”

They concluded with, “We anticipation the satellite remembers him for his humor, laughter and emotion for everyone. We inquire for privateness astatine this clip arsenic we are inactive processing this devastating loss.”

Angus CloudAngus Cloud arsenic Fezco. (HBO)

Angus was mourned by his Euphoria formed mates, arsenic good arsenic creator Sam Levinson. “There was nary 1 rather similar Angus. He was excessively special, excessively talented and mode excessively young to permission america truthful soon. He besides struggled, similar galore of us, with addiction and depression,” helium told The Hollywood Reporter successful a statement. “I anticipation helium knew however galore hearts helium touched. I loved him. I ever will. Rest successful bid and God Bless his family.”

HBO released a connection via societal media arsenic well: “We are incredibly saddened to larn of the passing of Angus Cloud. He was immensely talented and a beloved portion of the HBO and Euphoria family. We widen our deepest condolences to his friends and household during this hard time.”

Nearly a twelvemonth earlier his death, Angus revealed that helium was excited to commencement moving connected play 3. “I can’t hold to get backmost to enactment with everyone,” Angus told E! News astatine the time. “I consciousness similar it’s been mode excessively long. I conscionable can’t hold to spot everyone and moving connected acceptable again.” At the time, helium admitted was “not definite what to expect” erstwhile it came to Fezco’s storyline successful play 3. He added, “But knowing [Euphoria creator] Sam [Levinson], it volition beryllium good.”

How Did Season 2 End?

Euphoria play 2 ended successful a melodramatic fashion, with Lexi’s play reaching its climax. Cassie stormed the signifier aft getting dumped by Nate and had a full-blown breakdown successful beforehand of the audience. Lexi and Cassie’s ma yet had to interruption up the combat betwixt the sisters connected stage. Maddy ended up moving to the signifier to face Cassie, and Cassie ran retired of the auditorium with Maddy chasing aft her.

Cassie revealed to Maddy that Nate broke up with her, and Maddy wasn’t the slightest spot surprised. “Don’t worry, this is conscionable the beginning,” Maddy told Cassie.

Alexa DemieJacob Elordi and Alexa Demie arsenic Nate and Maddy. (HBO)

While the play went down astatine the precocious school, Nate drove to his father’s operation tract to settee the people erstwhile and for all. Nate admitted that helium recovered Cal’s stash of enactment tapes erstwhile helium was lone 11, and the footage helium saw caused irreparable damage. Cal apologized for what helium enactment Nate through, but his apology fell connected deaf ears.

Nate was determined to get his revenge and pulled retired a flash thrust that was afloat of Cal’s intersexual encounters implicit the years. Nate watched arsenic his begetter was arrested by the police.

Jacob ElordiJacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer arsenic Nate and Jules. (HBO)

A flashback revealed that Rue went to sojourn Elliot days earlier the play. She admitted that helium saved her life. Elliot played a opus for Rue and asked if they could beryllium friends again. Rue brought up the information that Elliot told her they were atrocious for each other, and Elliot didn’t disagree with that.

After Lexi’s play was over, Jules told Rue that she loved her and missed her. Rue said thing but gave Jules a buss connected the forehead. Rue’s voiceover revealed that she was capable to enactment sober done the extremity of the schoolhouse year.

As for Fezco, helium tried with each his mightiness to make it to Lexi’s play, but it conscionable wasn’t meant to be. Faye was capable to hint Fezco successful connected Custer moving with the constabulary conscionable arsenic helium was astir to leave. Ashtray went disconnected publication and stabbed Custer successful the neck. Fezco realized that the constabulary were going to beryllium determination immoderate minute, truthful helium enactment his fingerprints connected the weapon to marque it look similar helium killed Custer.

Angus CloudAngus Cloud arsenic Fezco. (HBO)

Ashtray refused to fto Fezco instrumentality the blasted for Custer and Mouse’s death, truthful helium locked himself successful the bath with guns. The constabulary broke down Fez’s doorway and began shooting. Fezco got changeable and begged Ashtray to surrender. The constabulary broke down the bath doorway and recovered Ashtray seemingly unconscious connected the floor. Ashtray past popped up and killed the officer.

After that, the camera went to Fezco’s face, and a azygous gunshot was heard off-camera. Fezco and Faye were arrested, with Fezco’s unopened missive to Lexi lying connected the floor.

What Will Happen successful Season 3?

Seasons 1 and 2 some consisted of 8 episodes. The 3rd play is expected to person 8 episodes arsenic well, but HBO has not confirmed the authoritative fig arsenic of yet. Plot details for Euphoria play 3 are being kept nether wraps, but you tin expect a continuation of the storylines from the extremity of play 2.

Fezco is apt to beryllium successful situation erstwhile play 3 picks up. Fezco is smart, but that raid went disconnected the rails. Despite the dire circumstances for Fez astatine the extremity of play 2, Angus has anticipation for his character. “Everyone tin change, you know? He’s conscionable a survivor. He’s going to fig retired however to marque the champion of situations,” the histrion told The Hollywood Reporter. He besides noted that Fez is “going to person immoderate clip to beryllium and think” astir what happened to Ashtray, hinting astatine Fez’s aboriginal perchance down bars.

Cassie showed a full caller broadside of herself erstwhile she had a meltdown implicit Lexi’s play. Her on-again, off-again narration with Nate is acold from over, and Sydney wants to research much of “evil” Cassie successful the future. “There was a spot of Cassie that I got to play with erstwhile she started saying that she’s crazier than Maddy successful a country with Nate. And she benignant of got a small much evil and acheronian and serious, and not truthful frantic. I would emotion to play with much of that streak wrong herself,” Sydney told Variety.

Maddy and Cassie’s longtime relationship was destroyed aft Maddy recovered retired Cassie was hooking up with Nate down her back. “We evidently extremity with Maddy and Cassie’s gorgeous relationship shattered. So, that leaves 1 to question whether oregon not they volition reconnect, [if the] pistillate relationship volition thrive oregon if they volition conscionable ne'er speech to each different again,” Alexa told Entertainment Tonight.

Alexa besides weighed successful connected Maddy’s idiosyncratic travel successful play 3. “Maddy is highly interior and reflecting connected a batch of what has gone down betwixt the 2 radical she cared astir and thought cared astir her,” she said. “I deliberation she’s figuring retired wherever to spell adjacent and uncovering much independence.”

As for Jacob, he’s expecting Sam Levinson to wholly daze him with Nate’s crook successful play 3. “Given the alteration successful the 2nd season, I’d ideate [season 3] would conscionable beryllium a implicit daze again,” helium revealed to Entertainment Tonight. “It could conscionable beryllium similar a wholly caller amusement again.” Could Nate and Jules go friends — for existent this clip — aft helium gave her the portion of her intersexual brushwood with Cal? Anything is possible, really.

Zendaya connected Rue's aboriginal successful #Euphoria: "We carried her each the mode to hopefully what is stone bottommost and a acheronian moment, and hopefully by the extremity permission with a consciousness of happiness and joyousness that determination is anticipation for her successful the end." https://t.co/RUCrjBRQLl pic.twitter.com/SZfnkXCej6

— Variety (@Variety) April 21, 2022

After a gut-wrenching play for Rue, Zendaya believes there’s “hope” for Rue successful play 3. “We carried her each the mode to hopefully what is stone bottommost and a acheronian moment, and hopefully by the extremity permission with a consciousness of happiness and joyousness that determination is anticipation for her successful the end,” she told Variety.

Colman revealed that Ali volition apt get immoderate backstory successful the 3rd season. “I’ve had immoderate tiny conversations with Sam [Levinson], and I cognize that he’s going to instrumentality immoderate large swings due to the fact that he’s that benignant of an artist. The infinitesimal you’re comfy with the show, he’s got to propulsion the rug retired from nether you conscionable a small bit,” helium told Entertainment Tonight. “I deliberation helium truly wants to unpack Ali. Show immoderate backstory.” This station volition beryllium updated arsenic much Euphoria season 3 details go available.

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