If you’ve been curious about when or if Euphoria will return for Season 3, I have some news for you. First thing’s first, the show is not canceled. However, Season 3 had a major delay in filming. Thankfully, the third season is officially underway with an expected release date in spring 2026, and we now know which of the show’s stars are making a comeback — and newcomers to the show who are joining the cast.
Back on Feb. 14, Euphoria‘s official Instagram account announced that Season 3’s main cast will include Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Colman Domingo, and more. The platform also revealed that the season will feature a few newcomers, including Rosalía, Anna Van Patten, Toby Wallace, and more.
Another wave of new characters was announced on Oct. 17, too, with several exciting names like Danielle Deadwyler, Trisha Paytas, Sam Trammell, and Natasha Lyonne signing on for the new season. Though there aren’t any specific details about the characters yet, the official Euphoria Instagram shared a photo of Deadwyler’s character along with the cast announcement.
Back in February, Euphoria had shared an official first look at Zendaya as Rue in Season 3 on Instagram. The caption read, “#Euphoria Season 3 is in production,” confirming that the countdown for Season 3 *finally* began. It’s been almost four years since Season 2 of the hit HBO series premiered in January 2022, and fans have been anxiously awaiting news about Season 3’s release.
While we still don’t have an official release date, HBO exec Casey Bloys revealed in November 2024 that production for Season 3 of Euphoria would begin in January 2025. “We are shooting ‘Euphoria,’” he said. “I think we have a start date, mid to late January. Nothing’s changed. Somebody said something online, and then this whole thing started. We are shooting the season. I have read the scripts. We’re happy. We’re moving ahead. All of the actors.”
Bloys also revealed how many episodes Season 3 will have. “I know the show gets a lot of attention now because it has created some genuine movie stars, and they have various projects that they are working on, but we are shooting this season, so nothing has changed,” he said, before adding, “it’s eight episodes.”
On July 23, Euphoria announced that Hans Zimmer, known for writing the music score of Interstellar, would be joining Labrinth to create the new season’s soundtrack.
Rumors had been circulating that Season 3 of Euphoria was canceled. However, it was revealed that creator Sam Levinson had been working on scripts, but because Levinson was still mapping out Season 3, the cast had been given permission to pursue other projects. That resulted in filming plans being put on hold temporarily, according to Deadline.
“HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” the network said in a statement at the time. “In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.”
When will Euphoria season 3 be released?
After several delays and pushed back release dates, The Hollywood Reporter announced on Oct. 17 that Season 3’s official debut on HBO will be sometime in spring 2026.
Various factors affected the production delay on Euphoria Season 2. The first was the devastating loss of actor Angus Cloud, who played fan-favorite Fez, in July 2023. The SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood also impacted production.
Additionally, the cast had been extremely busy with their own projects. Stars like Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, and Jacob Elordi were booked and busy with their film careers, which made it more difficult to coordinate production schedules.
what will Euphoria season 3 be about?
On June 11, Bloys confirmed to Variety that the highly-anticipated third season will have the “same core cast,” but that the show wouldn’t be returning to East Highland High School. Instead, Season 3 will pick up after a time jump that shows the cast — Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and Hunter Schafer — out of high school.
So far, it’s unclear how it will play out, or whether there are plans to address Cloud’s death in relation to his character, Fez.
In an August 2023 interview with Elle, Levinson described Season 3 as a “film noir.” He also teased that Zendaya’s character, Rue, a recovering addict, would “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.” What we do know is that Season 3 is officially happening, so Euphoria Sundays will return — eventually.