Season 3 of ‘Euphoria’ will premiere in 2026, and HBO confirmed its exact release date. Get updates on the show’s upcoming season.
Euphoria is officially returning for season 3 — and after years of delays, fans finally have a release date. HBO has confirmed that the long-awaited third season will premiere in April 2026, marking the show’s first new episodes since early 2022. Production faced multiple setbacks over the years, and the cast and crew also endured the heartbreaking loss of Angus Cloud, who died at age 25 in July 2023.
Despite the hiatus, Euphoria remains one of HBO’s biggest and most talked-about hits, making a third season inevitable. The network renewed the series early on, and in November 2023, HBO executives reaffirmed their confidence in creator Sam Levinson and the cast.
“Sam [Levinson], Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken season 2 to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart,” Francesca Orsi, HBO’s Executive Vice President of Programming, said in a statement. “We couldn’t be more honored to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into season 3.”
As anticipation builds, the cast hasn’t exactly been subtle about what’s coming next. In October 2025, Sydney Sweeney teased the new season during an interview with E! News — and didn’t hold back. “Dildos,” Sydney said. “Hold onto those dildos. It’s Cassie, what do you expect?”
Hollywood Life has rounded up all the latest news about the release date, plot details, and more that you need to know.
HBO confirmed that season 3 of Euphoria will be released on April 12, 2026.
The show’s production delay mostly came due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. When asked about a potential 2024 release date, Zendaya told Entertainment Tonight at the show’s For Your Consideration event in April 2022: “I think that might be true. I honestly don’t know. There [are] some executives that know better than me, you might wanna ask them. I’m gonna be busy for a while.”
In February 2023, Vogue revealed in a Maude Apatow profile that season 2 was “not scheduled to begin shooting until the latter half of 2023.” Maude admitted that she doesn’t know “a single thing” about season 3. “We should be getting scripts and hearing about next season soon-ish, but I’m totally in the dark!” she added.
The following year, Nika King — who plays Leslie Bennet, the mother of Zendaya’s character, Rue — shared a TikTok video of herself on stage, revealing that she didn’t know when Euphoria was returning despite being asked by fans.
“Season 3 is coming out … I don’t f–king know,” Nika said to a laughing audience. “Don’t ask me. I don’t know. It’s one of those things. People are like, ‘We need season 3.’ I’m like, ‘Bitch, I need season 3, too!’ I haven’t paid my rent in six months, and Zendaya’s over in Paris at Fashion Week. I’m like, ‘Bitch, come home! I need you. Mama need you.’”
Shortly thereafter, HBO released a statement confirming that production is currently delayed.
“HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” the network explained in its statement. “In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.”
Zendaya is returning as Rue. The actress reportedly “closed a big re-negotiation” and will earn $1 million per episode in season 2, according to Puck.
Returning cast members for season 3 are Hunter Schafer as Jules, Maude Apatow as Lexi, Sydney as Cassie, Jacob Elordi as Nate, Alexa Demie as Maddy, Storm Reid as Gia, Nika King as Leslie, and Colman Domingo as Ali.
New faces who joined the cast include Trisha Paytas, Bella Podaras, Bill Bodner, Cailyn Rice, Colleen Camp, Danielle Deadwyler, Eli Roth, Gideon Adlon, Hemky Madera, Homer Gere, Jack Topalian, Jessica Blair Herman, Kwame Patterson, Madison Thompson, Matthew Willig, Natasha Lyonne, Rebecca Pidgeon and Sam Trammell.
On August 24, 2022, Barbie Ferreira revealed that she would not be returning for season 3. She confirmed she was leaving the show via her Instagram Stories. Barbie played Kat Hernandez for the first 2 seasons.
“After 4 years of getting to embody the most special and enigmatic character Kat, I’m having to say a very teary-eyed goodbye,” Barbie wrote. “I hope many of you could see yourself in her like I did and that she brought you joy to see her journey into the character she is today. I put all my care and love into her and I hope you guys could feel it. Love you, Katherine Hernandez.”
Barbie posted a picture of a drawing by her co-star Hunter Schafer. The drawing was of her character in Euphoria.
While there was some speculation about Zendaya’s longevity on the show and the possibility that could be killed off, HBO’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys set the record straight. “It’s hard to imagine doing [the] show without her, But, again, that would be something [for] her and Sam to discuss,” Casey told TVLine. He also added, “She’s going to be in season 3.”
Dominic Fike, who joined the cast in season 2 as Elliot, said on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that fans should “absolutely” expect to see him again in Euphoria season 3.
