‘Euphoria’ is officially back in production for Season 3 after yearslong delays

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Season 3, HBO announced on Monday.Taking to X, the network shared an ominous photo of Rue, played by Zendaya, looking over her shoulder toward the camera.The core cast of “Euphoria,” including Hunter Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and Colman Domingo, is slated to return for the third season, which, like Seasons 1 and 2, will be eight episodes long.

Cast members Storm Reid and Barbie Ferreira have previously said they will not appear in any new episodes of the series.Angus Cloud, who played fan favorite Fezco, died in July 2023 at the age of 25.HBO did not share a premiere date for Season 3.Monday’s announcement arrived almost three years after the Season 2 finale of “Euphoria,” which aired Feb.

27, 2022. The long interlude between seasons has been variously attributed to the pandemic, the writers and actors strikes, stars’ competing schedules and “Euphoria” creator and showrunner Sam Levinson’s work on his other series “The Idol.”The Season 3 news also followed reports published in November that the show had been canceled.

HBO and Max CEO Casey Bloys denied the reports at the time. “Nothing has changed — we are shooting ‘Euphoria’ … We have a start date: mid to late January,” he said at HBO’s presentation of its 2025 programming slate. “Somebody said something online and then this whole thing started.