‘Euphoria’ star Storm Reid, who played Zendaya’s younger sister Gia Bennett on the HBO series, says she won’t be back for Season 3.
Storm Reid will not return for Season 3 of HBO’s gritty teen drama “Euphoria,” The Times has confirmed.
The actor, who played Gia Bennett in the Emmy-winning series, said earlier this week that her character will not appear in the much-delayed third season.
“I’m very excited for Season 3,” the Emmy-winning “The Last of Us” star told Rotten Tomatoes at the Governors Awards on Monday. “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’m forever grateful, forever indebted and I can’t wait to see what Season 3 has in store. I’m very excited,” she added.
The “A Wrinkle in Time” star, 21, did not say why she would not be returning and representatives for the actor on Wednesday did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for comment. Representatives for HBO declined to comment on Wednesday when reached by The Times.
The “Euphoria” actor has been enrolled as a student at the University of Southern California where she is majoring in dramatic arts and minoring in African American studies. She played the long-suffering younger sister to Zendaya’s Rue Bennett in the angsty teen drama that chronicles Rue’s struggles with sobriety, along with cheating, sex scandals and other explicit storylines ensnaring those in her high school friend group.
