Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Euphoria’: HBO Drama Boss Promises Fans Satisfying Third & Likely Final Season
Filming finally got underway last week on the much-delayed third season of HBO’s hit drama Euphoria, headlined by two-time Emmy winner Zendaya. And while fans will still have to wait about a year for the new episodes, getting to this point is a small miracle as Euphoria was impacted by the 2023 WGA strike, creator Sam Levinson’s commitment to his other HBO series, The Idol, as well as the unexpected deaths of star Angus Cloud and executive producer Kevin Turen. There was also some disagreement over Season 3’s creative direction, which pushed production back from spring 2023 to January 2024, with the actors allowed to take other jobs.
Now the cast — featuring probably the strongest lineup of current movie stars ever assembled — has been successfully brought back and working on Season 3 in Los Angeles after the series received a $19.4M California tax credit.
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HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi on Monday said that she planned to visit the set for the first time this Wednesday.
“I wanted to give them their first week to themselves to settle in. They have beautifully,” she said during an interview with Deadline about HBO’s upcoming drama slate at The White Lotus premiere. “I talked to Sam this morning at like, 6:30 in the morning on his way to set. Everyone’s so happy to be back, and I’m relieved we’re finally here.”
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Season 3 is fully expected to be the final installment of Euphoria whose cast has blown up and have big feature careers, including stars Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and recurring player Colman Domingo, who are all back.
“We’ve talked about it, I don’t think anything is over until it’s over, but it’s been discussed that this is the end,” Orsi said.
If indeed this is Euphoria‘s last installment, fans will be happy with it.
“I think you will be very satisfied with this season, and how we bring each of the characters’ whole narrative,” Orsi said.
The eight-episode third season of Euphoria, which features a time jump, taking the characters out of high school, is set to premiere in 2026, four years after the show’s Season 2 run.
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