HBO has in the end dropped a primary take a look at season 3 of Euphoria, three years after the celebrated teen drama was renewed.

Emmy winner Zendaya returns as recovering drug addict Rue Bennett, who somberly gazes over her shoulder in a darkened room within the picture (above) shared Monday. Disputing rumors of a cancellation late final yr, HBO confirmed that manufacturing for season 3 would start in early 2025 with the identical principal solid set to return.

Storm Reid is not returning for Euphoria season 3, but Colman Domingo is

Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Nika King, Eric Dane, the late Angus Cloud, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Maude Apatow, Javon Walton, Dominic Fike, Storm Reid, and Austin Abrams starred as sequence regulars final season.

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Each Reid, who performed Rue's youthful sister Gia, and Ferreira, who performed fellow pupil Kat Hernandez, have confirmed they might not return for season 3. Cloud, who performed the beloved Fezco, died July 2023 on the age of 25 from an unintended drug overdose. It's unclear how or if the season will deal with the absence.

As for the synopsis, sequence creator Sam Levinson beforehand described season 3 as a “movie noir," and, by Rue, would "discover what it means to be a person with ideas in a corrupt world." Zendaya additionally confirmed to Leisure Weekly final yr that it might function a time soar. "It's necessary as a result of there's solely a lot highschool drama you may take care of," she mentioned.

"It is going to be fascinating to see and perceive these characters outdoors of the context of highschool, and the way all of the stuff that we noticed once they have been youngsters impacts the maturity they’ve and who they turn into in a a lot greater world," added the star and government producer, who on the time mentioned she was additionally at nighttime when it comes to plot. "I'll have an interest to see what occurs too."

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The primary season premiered in 2019 and catapulted a lot of its actors to superstardom. An adaptation of an Israeli present of the identical identify, Euphoria launched Zendaya's recovering teenage drug addict Rue recent out of rehab and people in her obit, together with the free-spirited Jules (Schafer) and unstable jock Nate (Elordi). The sequence has received 9 Emmys, together with two Excellent Lead Actress awards for Zendaya.

“Sam, Zendaya, and all the solid and crew of Euphoria have taken season 2 to extraordinary heights, difficult narrative conference and type whereas sustaining its coronary heart," mentioned Francesca Orsi, government vp of HBO programming, in a press release. "We couldn’t be extra honored to work with this gifted, wildly proficient group or extra excited to proceed our journey with them into season 3.“

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