Euphoria Season 3 is finally almost here! After a four-year gap since the end of Season 2 in 2022, the show is returning in a few weeks as part of the 2026 TV schedule. It's a third season of the hit show that promised to be as hard-hitting and (at times) difficult to watch (in a good way), soon.
The show, which you can watch with an HBO Max subscription, was a huge hit in its first two seasons and made stars of the likes of Zendaya, Jacob Elordi (who is up for the Oscar for his role in Frankenstein), and Sydney Sweeney, among others.
Here is what we know so far about the upcoming Season 3 of Euphoria.
Article continues belowWhat Is The Euphoria Season 3 Premiere Date?
Season 3 of Euphoria is set to premiere on April 12, 2026, on HBO. By the time it premieres, it will have been more than four years since Season 2 ended. It will have been 1,427 days, but who's counting? Ok, we are!
Season 3 Trailer
One thing the trailer definitely confirms is that the season will take place a few years after the events of last season. It also looks like it will be every bit as harrowing as the first two seasons.
The Euphoria Season 3 Cast
Most of the main cast of Euphoria will be back, and there will be some new faces as well. Here is who we can confirm will be back:
Zendaya as Ruby "Rue" Bennett
Zendaya will return as Rue, the main character of Euphoria. She has won two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of the young woman. Zendaya has also appeared in several other movies, like the Dune franchise, Challengers, and the upcoming A24 film The Drama.
Eric Dane as Cal Jacobs
In a bittersweet development, Eric Dane, who died last month at age 53, will be returning in Season 3 as Cal Jacobs, who, in an interview with Variety, talked about whether Cal would get a redemption arc:
There’s gonna be redemption. I mean, that’s the trajectory he’s on. I can’t imagine Cal’s life [in] solitary confinement. It’s tough to work Cal into the storyline when he’s behind bars.
For fans of the star, this season of Euphoria will be one of the last time to say goodbye, so a redemption arc would be a beautiful thing.
Jacob Elordi as Nathaniel "Nate" Jacobs,
Golden Globe winner Jacob Elordi will return as Nate Jacobs, the star athlete who has serious anger issues and uses them to combat his own mental health problems. Elordi has appeared in several films lately, including Frankenstein, Priscilla, Saltburn, He Went That Way, and more.
Alexa Demie as Madeleine "Maddy" Perez
Alexa Demie will return as Maddy for Euphoria, the ex-best friend of Cassie Howard and Nate’s ex-girlfriend. She made a cameo appearance in The Idol, and appeared in other movies like Mainstream and Waves.
Hunter Schafer as Jules Vaughn
Hunter Schafer will return as Jules, Rue’s ex-lover. Schafer appeared in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, as well as the horror film Cuckoo from Neon Pictures.
Sydney Sweeney as Cassandra "Cassie" Howard
Sydney Sweeney will return as Cassie Howard, the younger sister of Lexi. Sweeney has recently appeared in Madame Web and starred in both Anyone But You and Immaculate.
There are several other actors from the Euphoria cast that are expected to return as well. These include:
Colman Domingo as Ali Muhammed
Colman Domingo will return for his Emmy Award-winning role as Ali in Euphoria Season 3. Domingo was recently nominated for the 2024 Academy Awards for Best Actor for his role in Rustin. Domingo has been everywhere lately, so it's great to see he'll be back here too!
Maude Apatow as Alexis "Lexi" Howard
Maude Apatow will return as Lexi in Season 3 of Euphoria. The actress has appeared in movies like The King of Staten Island and held a voice role in the series Pantheon.
Martha Kelly As Laurie
As seen in the trailer, it looks like Laurie could be an important part of the season, and she's really giving Breaking Bad vibes. Like, dark.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
We don't know who the newest cast member, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, will be playing, but based on the trailer, he definitely doesn't seem like a good guy. The Lost vet does, however, look like an intense character.
The rest of the cast that has been confirmed is:
- Chloe Cherry as Faye
- Nika King as Leslie Bennett
- Dominic Fike as Elliot
- Alanna Ubach as Suze Howard
- Paula Marshall as Marsha Jacobs
- Zak Steiner as Aaron Jacobs
- Sophia Rose Wilson as BB Brooks
- Marsha Gambles as Miss Marsha
- Toby Wallace as a new character
One of the cast members that we will not be seeing in Season 3 of Euphoria is Barbie Ferreira as Kat. According to her Instagram story (via The Hollywood Reporter), the actress decided to leave the show. Later on, Ferreira revealed in an interview with Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, that the real reason she left the series was that she felt that there was “nowhere” for Kat to go next in the season:
I don’t think there was a place for her to go. I mean, I think that there were places you could go. I just don’t think it would have fit into the show. I don’t know if it was gonna do her justice.
We also know from a red carpet interview with Rotten Tomatoes in November 2024 that Storm Reid, who played Rue’s little sister, will not be back for Season 3 of Euphoria, but that there’s no hard feelings and that she can’t wait to see what the cast has in store:
I’m very excited for Season 3. Unfortunately, Gia’s not returning to the third season, but I am so so indebted to the cast and the crew of that show, to HBO. ‘Euphoria’s’ a really special thing and I’m so glad that that’s a part of my legacy and that I was a part of such a cultural phenomenon … I can’t wait to see what Season 3 has in store.
Unfortunately, Angus Cloud tragically passed in 2023, so Fez will not be back.
What Is Euphoria Season 3 About?
Obviously we'll have to wait to see what Euphoria Season 3 will focus on and what it could be about. But there are plenty of hints that have been passed around:
Expect A Time Jump Between Seasons
In an April 2023 interview with Vogue that one of the costume designers, Heidi Bivens, gave, she confirmed that she will do her best to make the outfits for the third season just as great, hinting that there have been talks of a “five-year” time jump:
I’ll do everything I can to make the third season of the show successful. I’m really excited to read the scripts. There is talk of it being approximately five years in the future, and that they’re not in high school anymore. Dorothy’s not in Kansas anymore. I mean, it might be a total trip. Who can say? But knowing Sam’s brain, it’s gonna be exciting.
This was further confirmed by an exclusive from The Wrap in March 2024 that the reason for the delay was that Levinson wished to move the story from high school to adulthood, and that HBO was giving him the time to do so and figure out the proper scripts. The Chief of HBO, Casey Bloys, even said in a statement to Deadline in November 2024 that fans should expect a time-jump.
Based on the trailer released for the show, these rumors have been confirmed, with Rue explaining that it's "been a few years since high school." The characters have all seemingly settled into adulthood (though "settled" looks pretty unsettling).
Season 3 Will Be Eight Episodes
Also confirmed from Bloys in that Deadline article above is that Season 3 of Euphoria will be eight episodes, which is the same amount as the second season, so at least we’re not losing any episodes. The sky is the limit, we'll just need to hold on for a few more weeks!
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