Euphoria is officially coming back with a third season after numerous delays to production.
The Emmy-winning HBO series will start shooting in January 2025, and all the major cast members including Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney are expected to return.
Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films, confirmed the news Friday via Variety.
‘I am thrilled that we are ready to begin production on Euphoria in January. We could not be happier with our creative partnership with Sam and this incredible cast,’ she said.
Orsi added: ‘We look forward to bringing this new season of Euphoria’ to life for the fans.’
Euphoria season 3 confirmed to begin filming in January 2025 with entire main cast returning including Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney (pictured)
Euphoria ‘s future has seemed up in the air for years with many of their core cast reaching superstardom during the drama series’ hiatus since 2022
The future of the show had seemed up in the air for years with many of their core cast reaching superstardom during the drama series’ hiatus since 2022.
Season 3 of the teen drama series will also see Jacob Elordi and Hunter Schafer return.
Warner Bros. Discovery executives Casey Bloys and JB Perrette told Variety last month that there would possibly be a time jump in the narrative, with showrunner Sam Levinson currently figuring it out.
The CEO of HBO explained: ‘Sam is working on it. There’s been a lot of back and forth … One of the issues I think that Sam is thinking about is that he doesn’t want to have it in high school anymore. That’s where it was set and what made sense then.
‘So when you take it out of that, there’s a lot of back and forth about where to set it and how far in the future to set it and all that stuff. But I think he’s got a take that he’s excited about, and he’s busy writing.’
Back in March it was reported that the third season of the hit series has been delayed due to the schedules of the show’s in-demand cast members.
Warner Bros. Discovery executives Casey Bloys and JB Perrette revealed the most encouraging update regarding the return of Euphoria in an interview with Variety released on Tuesday; Jacob Elordi is pictured
The acclaimed HBO show had been hit by claims its third season had been axed – but a spokesman has confirmed the network is committed to forging ahead with the show.
The scripts for season three are currently being written.
A HBO spokesman told Variety: ‘HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season.
‘In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.’
The first two seasons of showrunner Levinson’s racy series also starred Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, the late Angus Cloud, Barbie Ferreira and Dominic Fike.
Euphoria’s second season premiered in 2022 to critical and commercial acclaim. It was confirmed that a third season had been greenlit in February 2022 – with HBO announcing last year that the third and final season would air in 2025.
Production on the third season was delayed due to the now-resolved WGA strike and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Creator Sam Levinson’s and Zendaya’s packed schedules also contributed to the lag.
Zendaya has starred as the drug-addled teen Rue since Euphoria debuted on HBO in 2019.
The first season of the program ran for eight episodes and was followed by a pair of specials released in 2020 and 2021.
Eric Dane, Storm Reid, Colman Domingo, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams and Nika King are also stars of the drama.
In the interim the show’s stars have become huge stars in the movie world. Zendaya has recently starred in the hit film Dune 2 alongside Timothee Chalamet, while Elordi has helmed films Priscilla and Saltburn.
