Euphoria, one of HBO's most successful shows, has been renewed for a third season. When can we expect the high school drama to release, which stars will make their return, and how will the show continue?
Euphoria season 3 was confirmed before the second season even concluded, leaving fans with but one question. How and when is the elaborate high school show with more dramatic plot lines than Desperate Housewives and more drugged up teenagers than Woodstock going to continue?
Euphoria Season 3 Release Date Prediction
While the continuation of Rue & Friends has been confirmed as soon as February 2022, they haven't revealed an exact date yet.
According to Collider, filming was supposed to start as soon as February 2023, making a release the very same year rather unlikely. The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike has only further delayed season 3. As of August 2023, filming hasn't even started yet.
Donni Davy, the head of the makeup department, reported in an interview that every episode takes a month to shoot. And when you consider post-production, we are probably looking at a 2025 release. No, I'm not happy about that either.
#Euphoria production update: I interviewed Donni Davy today and she mentioned that she *heard* they could potentially shoot season 3 later this year. (Not confirmed.) Each episode takes a month to film, so by the the time it goes through post, it's safe to expect a 2024 release.
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Who Will Be Returning For The Euphoria Season 3 Cast?
As for who is going to return for season 3, this is where things get interesting, as apparently not only the show was full of drama.
During filming for the second season of Euphoria, creator Sam Levinson and star Barbie Ferreira (Kat), were having creative differences, leading to the departure of the actress from the show.
For the returning cast, we are expecting:
- Zendaya as Rue
- Hunter Schafer as Jules
- Jacob Elordi as Nate
- Alexa Demie as Maddy
- Algee Smith as Chris
- Sydney Sweeney as Cassie
- Maude Apatow as Lexi
- Storm Reid as Gia
- Nika King as Leslie
- Austin Abrams as Ethan
- Colman Domingo as Ali
- Dominic Fike as Elliot
- Eric Danes as Cal
Even though there were rumors about Zendaya's role in season 3, those were recently voided, as Cassey Bloys recently confirmed in an interview with TVLine: "she's going to be in season three – it's hard to imagine doing [the] show without her".
Unfortunately, we won't see another character back on screen: Fezco "Fez" O'Neill. Tragically his actor Angus Cloud passed away at 25 before filming even started, so even though in season 2 there's a cliffhanger regarding Fezcos's fate, there's no way to get the actor back.
How the creators are going to deal with that is currently up to speculation and, honestly, not the top priority as the loss still stings.
How Will The Story Continue
As for how Euphoria might continue, there are a bunch of things this season can tackle.
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First off, we obviously gotta continue Nate's story, now that he has to deal with the repercussions of sending his father to prison. Then there's Cassie and Maddy, who had their big falling out and might have a chance at becoming friends again (that's a BIG might, I know).
Cassie either way has some big character development to do, as the second season left her as one of the most unlikable characters the show has produced.
Then there's Jules. Clearly, she's keen to make up with Rue, but given the season 2 finale, it doesn't look like Rue is ready to forgive her any time soon.
A crazy possible plot line, some eagle-eyed fans pointed out, could be the mystery of Nate's secret third brother, who appeared in a family portrait in the background across both seasons. If that's not the kind of messed up thing this show thrives on, what is?
Don't get your hopes too high for more high school drama, though, as Zendaya opened up about a possible time jump in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter:"I think it'll be exciting to explore the characters out of high school," she said. "I want to see what Rue looks like in her sobriety journey, how chaotic that might look."
This might take the show in a totally different direction, away from your "typical" high school drama. So far this is mostly speculation, though, so we will have to wait for further information before we can say things for certain.
So far, this sounds pretty exciting, though!
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